n NISM Certifications
V-A NISM Series V-A
Medium

Long Duration debt scheme invests in debt instruments with Macaulay duration _____.

Practice question from NISM Series V A - Mock Test 3 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    between 1 year and 3 years

  2. B

    below 1 year

  3. greater than 7 years

    Correct answer

  4. D

    6 months and 12 months

Why this is the answer

A Long Duration Debt Scheme is defined as one that invests in debt instruments with a Macaulay duration of more than 7 years. The Macaulay duration measures the weighted average time to receive cash flows from a bond.

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