Finance and Funds

Duration

0287-en WI200 Financial Management As of 11.07.2026


Refers to the period of time an investor's capital is tied into a money market investment, bond or other debt security, and determines the sensitivity of its price to interest-rate changes. Unlike the remaining term to maturity, the duration also takes into account interest payments and other capital flows.

Deutsch

Duration 0287-de

Bezeichnet die Zeitdauer der Kapitalbindung in einer Geldmarktanlage, Obligation oder anderen Forderungsrechten und bestimmt deren Preissensibilität gegenüber Zinsänderungen. Im Gegensatz zur Restlaufzeit berücksichtigt die Duration auch Zinszahlungen und andere Kapitalrückflüsse.

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Duration (0287-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/duration, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on ].

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