Taylor series expansion 119
Duration ... how sensitive the price is to changes in the yield; %-change in the price fo
r a given small change in the
YTM
Duration for a (straight) coupon / bullet bondk ... number of periods (CFs) per yearP ... PV of the bondif c=0
Ä
D=T
if T=1 and k=1
Ä
D=T=1
Modified duration
P y P
y
D
D
P
y
P y
D
y
D
D
M
M
∂ ∂
− = + ≡ ⇒ +
∂ ∂
−
=
+
≡
1
1
;
1
(
)
∑=
=
T t
o
t
P
k
CF
PV
t
D
1
*
P *
y
P y
D
+
∂ ∂
−
=
1
Multi-period deterministic cash flows: FI securities - Market risk