What is the Macaulay duration (in years) of a $100 bond that pays 10% coupon rate for 5 years, with a constant yield curve of 6%?
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Macaulay duration of a financial asset is the weighted average maturity of cash flows, and it is given by:
M a c D = i = 1 ∑ n P V i i = 1 ∑ n t i P V i = i = 1 ∑ n ( 1 + y ) i C F i i = 1 ∑ n t i ( 1 + y ) i C F i
where:
Using the following spreadsheet the Macaulay duration of the S100 bond is 4 . 2 4 .