It Now Is Common Practice for Professional Managers of Large

question 50

True/False

It now is common practice for professional managers of large stock portfolios to use computer models based partially on separable programming.

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Definitions:

Modified Duration

A measure that estimates the price sensitivity of a bond to a one percent change in interest rates, adjusting for the changing yield to maturity.

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other fixed-income investment to changes in interest rates, typically expressed in years.

Basis Points

Basis Points are a unit of measure used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value or rate of a financial instrument, with one basis point being 1/100th of 1%.