What would be a better measure than modified duration

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Question: The following excerpt is taken from an article titled "Eagle Eyes High-Coupon Callable Corporates" that appeared in the January 20, 1992, issue of bond Week , p. 7:

If the bond market rallies further, Eagle Asset Management may take profits, trading $8 million of seven- to 10-year Treasuries for high-coupon single-A industrials that are callable in two to four years according to Joseph Blanton, senior V.P. He thinks a further rally is unlikely, however.

The corporates have a 95% chance of being called in two to four years and are treated as two- to four-year paper in calculating the duration of the portfolio, Blanton said.

a. Why is modified duration an inappropriate measure for a high-coupon callable bond?

b. What would be a better measure than modified duration?

c. Why would the replacement of 10-year Treasuries with high-coupon callable bonds reduce the portfolio's duration?

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