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Compare duration with exact bond repricing

Your goal: Build G2:G9 using the fixed 100 redemption and terms in B2:B8 plus decimal yield change B10.

Full task requirements

Build G2:G9 using the fixed 100 redemption and terms in B2:B8 plus decimal yield change B10. Report clean, accrued and dirty prices, Macaulay duration in years, modified duration, the approximate change -modified duration × yield change × dirty price, exact clean-price repricing change, and exact minus approximate. Settlement stays fixed so accrued interest cancels from the price change.

Regular semiannual termsRead the regular coupon calendar0 cells selected
B2 is settlement; B3 is maturity. Read annual rates, frequency, basis and face amount beside their original A labels. Calculated results appear after your formulas pass.
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Step 1 of 5

Read the regular coupon calendar

Select the source cells in the worksheet, then enter your prediction below.

Rules for this step

Select settlement, maturity, frequency and day-count basis. Coupon dates follow the maturity-anchored schedule; annual rates remain annual decimals in the financial function arguments.

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