bond duration

基本解释

If, for example, you own a bond with a duration of four, then its value will go up about 4% if interest rates fall by a percentage point;
擧例來說，如果你持有的債券久期爲4，那麽利率下降1個百分點，該債券價值就會上陞大約4%；
If, for example, you own a bond with a duration of four, then its value will go up about 4% if interest rates fall by a percentage point; the bond will lose about 4% if rates rise by one point.
擧例來說，如果你持有的債券久期爲4，那麽利率下降1個百分點，該債券價值就會上陞大約4%；而如果利率上陞1個百分點，債券就會貶值4%。
According to the circular, corporate bond with advantages such as long duration and low interest rate is a good financing tool of affordable and low-rent housings.
《通知》稱，企業債券具有期限長、利率低的優勢，是保障性住房項目市場融資的較好工具。
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