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Bond duration is a measure of a bond's interest rate sensitivity. Bond duration is a measure of a bond's risk profile and is critical to understand for any investor with exposure to government or corporate bonds. Low-and intermediate-duration bonds represent two distinct risk classes for the bond investor. As such, their merits and shortcomings must be carefully evaluated.
Par is also known as the face value of a bond, this is the amount a bondholder receives when the bond matures. If interest rates rise higher than the bondâs rate, the bond will trade at a discount, or below par; if rates fall below the bondâs rate, it will trade at a premium, or above par. Duration is a measure of a bond priceâs sensitivity to a change in interest rates, measured in years.