KASE changes maturity ranges for formation of GS curve yield function

05.04.22 19:05
/KASE, April 5, 2022/ – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) notifies you that KASE's Market Risk Committee (hereinafter – the Committee) made a decision to use from April 6, 2022 the following maturity ranges in order to form the yield function of the curve of GS of the Republic of Kazakhstan: - from 0 to 180 days to maturity; - from 181 to 360 days to maturity; - from 361 to 1,080 days to maturity; - from 1,081 to 2,160 days to maturity; - from 2,161 to 3,060 days to maturity; - from 3,061 days to maturity and more; - from 3,600 days or more. We remind you that in accordance with the Methodology for determining the yield function of government securities of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the Methodology), for each maturity range, the parameters of the last fifteen deals are used, the maturity period of which at the time of the deal conclusion corresponds to this maturity range, or all deals with GS, whose current maturity corresponds to the given range of maturity, concluded during the trading day. In order to determine the yield function of the GS curve, the Committee decided to use the following configuration to determine the TAU parameter: - search limits from 1 through 2; - solution lattice step 0.01 The determination of the maturity ranges is carried out by the Committee on the basis of retrospective calculations and forecast data. Until April 6, 2022, in order to form the yield function of the curve of GS of the Republic of Kazakhstan, KASE uses the following maturity ranges: - from 0 to 370 days to maturity; - from 371 to 2,520 days to maturity; - from 2,521 to 3,600 days to maturity; - from 3,601 days to maturity and more. The Methodology is available on KASE website at https://kase.kz/files/normative_base/metodika_gzb_eng.pdf With queries related to the Methodology and procedure for calculating market prices, all interested parties can contact KASE's Clearing House by phone: (727) 237 60 06 or e-mail: clearing@kase.kz [2022-04-05]