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Fixed Income - Effective Duration

The major differences in effective duration among analytical systems providers are attributable to what?

Choice of Volatility assumption

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4 reasons i think.

Choice of Volatility assumption
prepayment speed assumption

forget the rest two

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Most models come up with different probability weighted paths from initiation to termination of the fixed income instrument. Simpler models ( e.g. spreadsheet models ) might assume two branches at each node. More complex models e.g. a Monte-Carlo simulation, chose a variety of paths at each node . Each path essentially choses a different interest rate at the next node. How these interst rates are determined is by assuming a changing volatility pattern over time.

Similarly prepayment can be assumed at different speeds and more sophisticated models may choose different prepayment speeds at different nodes , but simpler ones may choose one of several speeds.

The net result ( i.e. NPV ) can be adjusted to match the market price of the instrument . The model can then be used to value the instrument over its life

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understood thank everyone...

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vol assump, prepayment model, differences in oas n refiancing spreads...

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