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NEGATIVE CONVEXITY Definition & Legal Meaning

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Callable bonds’ principal is returned (1) before maturation in a declining interest rate environment or (2) after maturation in a rising interest rate environment. The first situation may require reinvesting the principal at prevailing lower interest rates as a call risk. The second situation may realize a lost opportunity to earn prevailing higher interest rates as an extension risk.

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