Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Konvexität

English translation:

convexity

Added to glossary by Natalie Wilcock (X)
Dec 1, 2002 16:22
21 yrs ago
German term

Konvexität

German to English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities
Im folgenden stellen wir dar, wie Zinsänderungsrisiken quantifiziert werden können.
Wir zeigen, dass sich durch Kennzahlen wie Duration und Konvexität die Sensitivität von einzelnen Anleihen sowie Portfolios annäherungsweise quantifizieren läßt, aber dass Value-at-Risk bzw. Simulationsmodelle präziser, wenn auch komplexer sind.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 convexity
Change log

Aug 3, 2005 09:38: Natalie Wilcock (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Finance (general)"

Jun 5, 2013 13:54: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Investment / Securities"

Proposed translations

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convexity

a measure of risk
Peer comment(s):

agree Chris Rowson (X) : well it´s a measure of a measure of risk. The sensitivity increases in the nearer term, but further out t decreases again. The convexity refers to the shape of the curve (of the curve).
11 mins
I stand corrected
agree Teresa Reinhardt
15 mins
agree Ralf Lemster : Convexity describes the non-linear relationship between price and yield
56 mins
agree Edith Kelly
1 hr
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