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    <periodOfReport>2008-05-15</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001397821</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Duff &amp; Phelps Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DUF</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001413369</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Lovell Minnick Partners LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2141 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 5150</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>EL SEGUNDO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90245</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-04-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5182</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>18.86</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>11268</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A common stock</value>
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                <value>2008-05-15</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6086</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>15.90</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>New Class A Units of Duff &amp; Phelps Acquisitions LLC</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-05-27</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1900000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.75</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>1900000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3615564</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted shares of Class A common stock granted by the Issuer to Jeffrey Lovell and Robert Belke as compensation for director services.  Each of Messrs. Lovell and Belke is a managing director of the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares of Class A common stock were issued to Messrs. Lovell and Belke on April 30, 2009 as compensation for director services.  The closing price per share of Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2009 was $18.86.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are owned by Messrs. Lovell and Belke.  The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership interest in these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares of Class A common stock were issued to Messrs. Lovell and Belke on May 15, 2008 as compensation for director services.  The closing price per share of Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 15, 2008 was $15.90.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each of Lovell Minnick Equity Partners LP (&quot;LMEP&quot;) and LM Duff Holdings, LLC (&quot;LM Duff&quot;), each an affiliate of Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (&quot;LMP&quot;), holds New Class A Units in Duff &amp; Phelps Acquisitions LLC (&quot;DPA&quot;), an affiliate of Duff &amp; Phelps Corporation (&quot;DPC&quot;).  Pursuant to an exchange agreement entered into on October 3, 2007 among DPA, LMEP, LM Duff and the other parties thereto, holders of New Class A Units in DPA, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the limited liability company agreement of DPA and the terms of the exchange agreement, may up to four times each year exchange their New Class A Units in DPA for Class A common stock of DPC on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">On May 27, 2009, DPA redeemed 1,900,000 of the New Class A Units of DPA from LMEP and LM Duff for a price per share of $14.75.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">LMEP and LM Duff own New Class A Units of DPA.  LMEP is controlled by its sole general partner, Lovell Minnick Equity Advisors LLC (&quot;LMEA&quot;), and LMEA is controlled by its sole managing member, LMP.  LM Duff is controlled by its sole managing member, Lovell Minnick Equity Partners II LP (&quot;LMEP II&quot;).  LMEP II is controlled by its sole general partner, Lovell Minnick Equity Advisors II LLC (&quot;LMEA II&quot;), and LMEA II is controlled by its sole managing member, LMP.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jennings J. Newcom, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
