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Duration measures weighted average time to receive bond cash flows, approximating interest rate sensitivity: price change ≈ -duration × Δyield.

चरण-दर-चरण मार्गदर्शिका

  1. 1Input bond coupon, yield, maturity
  2. 2Calculate Macaulay duration (time-weighted)
  3. 3Derive modified duration (price sensitivity)

हल किए गए उदाहरण

इनपुट
5% coupon, 10-year bond, 5% yield
परिणाम
Macaulay ≈ 8.2 years, modified ≈ 7.8 years
Modified used for price changes

सामान्य गलतियां जिनसे बचना है

  • Confusing Macaulay and modified duration
  • Forgetting duration changes with yield

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Why duration < maturity?

Earlier cash flows (coupons) weighted in average.

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