Interest Rate Risk and Return
Free CFA Level I lesson in Fixed Income. 9 min read, ~1,338 words.
Three return sources: coupon payments, reinvestment of those coupons, and capital gain/loss if sold before maturity. Macaulay duration = weighted average time to cash flow receipt, weights are PV(CFt) / Price. If horizon = Macaulay duration, reinvestment risk and price risk offset and realized return ≈ YTM at purchase. Horizon...
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