MDURATION

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MDURATION(settlement, maturity, coupon, yld, frequency, [basis])

returns: number

argumentrequired
settlement required
maturity required
coupon required
yld required
frequency required
basis optional

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

fx =MDURATION(DATE(2026,1,15), DATE(2030,1,15), 0.05, 0.04, 2) 3.609465279848172

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

errorproduced by
#NUM! =MDURATION(2, 2, 3, 2, 2)

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