<div class="raw-html-embed">The DURATION function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#financial" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">financial functions</a>. It is used to calculate the Macaulay duration of a security with an assumed par value of $100.
 <h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
 DURATION(settlement, maturity, coupon, yld, frequency, [basis])
 The DURATION function has the following arguments:
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 <td>settlement</td>
 <td>The date when the security is purchased.</td>
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 <td>maturity</td>
 <td>The date when the security expires.</td>
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 <td>coupon</td>
 <td>The annual coupon rate of the security.</td>
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 <td>yld</td>
 <td>The annual yield of the security.</td>
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 <td>frequency</td>
 <td>The number of interest payments per year. The possible values are: 1 for annual payments, 2 for semiannual payments, 4 for quarterly payments.</td>
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 <td>basis</td>
 <td>The day count basis to use, a numeric value greater than or equal to 0, but less than or equal to 4. It is an optional argument. The possible values are listed in the table below.</td>
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 The basis argument can be one of the following:
 
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 <th style="background-color: #f4f4f4">Numeric value</th>
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 <td>0</td>
 <td>US (NASD) 30/360</td>
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 <td>1</td>
 <td>Actual/actual</td>
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 <td>2</td>
 <td>Actual/360</td>
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 <td>3</td>
 <td>Actual/365</td>
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 <td>4</td>
 <td>European 30/360</td>
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 <h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
 Dates must be entered by using the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/Functions/date.aspx" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">DATE</a> function.
 
 <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the DURATION function.
 
 <h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
 The figure below displays the result returned by the DURATION function.
 <img alt="DURATION Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/duration_9eea67c5f8.png"></div>

DURATION function 

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Argument	Description
*settlement*	The date when the security is purchased.
*maturity*	The date when the security expires.
*coupon*	The annual coupon rate of the security.
*yld*	The annual yield of the security.
*frequency*	The number of interest payments per year. The possible values are: 1 for annual payments, 2 for semiannual payments, 4 for quarterly payments.
*basis*	The day count basis to use, a numeric value greater than or equal to 0, but less than or equal to 4. It is an optional argument. The possible values are listed in the table below.

Numeric value	Count basis
0	US (NASD) 30/360
1	Actual/actual
2	Actual/360
3	Actual/365
4	European 30/360

DURATION function

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