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• OPTION-ADJUSTED DURATION
  
  A duration measure that does allow for changes in cash flows as yields change A variation of effective or empirical duration. Option adjusted duration incorporates the expected duration-shortening effect of an issuer's embedded call provision. It is also called adjusted duration.
  
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