DURATION RISK: DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBERS?

Ann Galligan Kelley

Review of Business and Finance Studies, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 57-66

Abstract: Most investors know that bond prices move inversely with interest rate fluctuations. These same investors, however, may not fully understand how to assess the interest rate risk of different fixed income investments. This is particularly timely given the improving U.S. economy and Federal Reserve’s expectation of increasing interest rates in the near future. The simplest measure of interest rate risk for the average investor is something called duration. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) stated that the one number a bond investor should know is duration. This article will explain what duration is, how to use this measure to evaluate risks, examples of how changes in interest rates will impact bonds or bond funds with different durations, and where investors can find this information

Keywords: Duration; Interest Rate Risks; Bonds; Investments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 M10 M40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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