Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary
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Modified Duration
The level of interest rate sensitivity resulting from small changes in the yield to maturity of a bond. Modified duration is measured as the interest rate sensitivity of the bond as a percentage of the bond's price; in other words it is the present value of the duration.
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