Bond Yields, Duration, Convexity, and DV01
Free GARP FRM Part I lesson in Valuation and Risk Models. 21 min read, ~3,125 words.
Yield to maturity (YTM) is a bond's IRR: the single discount rate equating price to the present value of its cash flows, assuming reinvestment at YTM. Macaulay duration is the weighted-average time to cash flows; modified duration = Macaulay / (1 + y/k) gives the % price change per 1%...
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