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Convex
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Convex
Curved, as in the shape of the outside of a circle. Usually referring to the price/required yield relationship for option-free bonds.

Convex
Describing a curve. Generally speaking, analysts use convex to describe the price-yield relationship of coupon bonds.


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They are made of hollow steel or titanium and have a shallow and slightly convex face.
The stretched fibers on the convex face tend to fracture long before the compressed concave face reaches maximum stress limits.
 
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