Bond Analysis

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This series introduces the key concepts of bond analysis, including Macaulay duration, Modified duration, and convexity.

Course Syllabus

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The duration of a fixed income instrument is a weighted average of the times that payments (cash flows) are made. The weighting coefficients are the present value of the individual cash flows.

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This video provides an introduction to the bond concept and the steps involved in calculating it.

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This video takes a simple example and demonstrates how the duration of the bond is calculated using excel.

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Now that we understand what duration is, and how it is calculated, let’s take a look at some of the important properties of duration.

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Modified duration indicates the percentage change in the price of a bond for a given change in yield. It is a more adjusted measure of Macaulay duration that produces a more accurate estimate of bond price sensitivity.

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