Leslaw Gajek, Krzysztof Ostaszewski, and Hans-Joachim Zwiesler
Abstract
The concepts of duration, convexity, and immunization are fundamental tools of asset-liability management. This paper provides a theoretical and practical overview of the concepts, largely missing in the existing literature on the subject, and fills some holes in the body of research on the subject. We not present new research, but rather we provide a new presentation of the underlying theory, which we believe to be of value in the new North American actuarial education system.
Key words and phrases: duration, convexity, M-squared, immunization, yield curve, term structure of interest rates
Corresponding Author:
Leslaw Gajek
Instytut Matematyki,
Politechnika Lodzka,
ul. Wolczanska 215,
93-005
E-mail: gal@p.lodz.pl
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