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Bond Duration for an insurance premium
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A bond's price moves opposite to yields, and duration measures how much. Modified duration approximates the percent price drop for a 1% rise in yield — longer maturities and lower coupons mean higher duration and bigger swings. Educational tool, not financial advice.
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Bond price$1000.00
Macaulay duration8.11 yr
Modified duration7.72
≈ price change / +1% yield-7.72%
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Reading this result: Coupon equals yield, so the bond prices right at par — yet its 7.7-year modified duration still exposes it to rate swings.
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