medium · CFA Level I fixed-income
Kestrel Grid has a series of green bonds with a Macaulay duration of 12.00 years and a 4.0% yield-to-maturity quoted with quarterly periodicity. The modified duration is closest to:
- 11.54
- 11.76
- 11.88
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