alleryStart learning →What improves a duration estimate when yields change by a large amount?
ATaxation
BRebalancing
CCredit rating
DConvexity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Convexity
Duration is a first-order estimate; the convexity term corrects for curvature in the price-yield relationship.
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