Modified duration measures price sensitivity to interest rate changes. The calculation for modified duration is relatively straightforward. Modified duration is important for investors in determining ...

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In many ways, bonds are more complex than stocks. Investors use a host of different metrics to evaluate bond investments, and one involves a concept known as duration, which helps an investor ...

Modified duration shows bond price sensitivity to yield changes; a 1.859% price change per 1% yield shift. Macauley duration measures average time to receive bond cash flows, key for calculating ...