In a few recent columns, we’ve talked about duration and convexity in the context of changing market prices. They are some of the most misunderstood and misused terms in finance, and clarifying them ...

Volatile rate movements are sparking fears that real estate investment trusts may be forced to sell agency mortgage-backed securities, analysts claim. “We believe that while REITs are somewhat ...

Convexity: Convexity measures how sensitive the price of a financial instrument, such as a stock, is to changes in interest rates. For instance, if a stock’s options have high convexity, their prices ...

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Duration is the primary measure of interest rate sensitivity — it is the percentage change in price for a 1% change in interest rates. However, practitioners also look at convexity, which is the ...

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It’s probably no news to you that the recent flight to quality has hit the U.S. Treasury market hard. Yields on government debt have sunk precipitously amid a flurry of safe haven buying. Intermediate ...