Curve-Based and Empirical Fixed-Income Risk Measures
Free CFA Level I lesson in Fixed Income. 11 min read, ~1,683 words.
Use effective duration and effective convexity whenever cash flows change with yields (callables, putables, MBS, floaters with caps/floors). Percentage price change: %ΔP ≈ −EffDur × Δy + ½ × EffCon × (Δy)², with Δy in decimal. Key rate (partial) durations measure sensitivity to a single point on the curve and...
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- curve-based and empirical risk measures
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