bond duration

基本解釋

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(lái)說(shuō)，如果你持有的債券久期爲(wèi)4，那麼利率下降1個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，該債券價(jià)值就會(huì)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(lái)說(shuō)，如果你持有的債券久期爲(wèi)4，那麼利率下降1個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，該債券價(jià)值就會(huì)上陞大約4%；而如果利率上陞1個(gè)百分點(diǎn)，債券就會(huì)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(yè)債券具有期限長(zhǎng)、利率低的優(yōu)勢(shì)，是保障性住房項(xiàng)目市場(chǎng)融資的較好工具。
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