Suppose that you are a fixed income portfolio manager at Bourbon Street Capital. You have the following bonds issued by Royal, Inc. and Chartres, LLC in your portfolio and you want to understand the risk profile of your portfolio. Given that both bonds pay semiannual coupons, answer the following questions. (Remember to convert your answer to units of full years.) Royal, Inc. Chartres, LLC. Bond A Bond B 8% 8% 2 Par $100.00 Price $100.00 (a) What is the DV01 (at current prices) for bonds A and B? (b) What are the Macaulay Durations (at current prices) for the two bonds? (c) What are the modified durations for the two bonds? Coupon Yield to maturity Maturity (years) 9% 8% 5 $100.00 $104.055
Suppose that you are a fixed income portfolio manager at Bourbon Street Capital. You have the following bonds issued by Royal, Inc. and Chartres, LLC in your portfolio and you want to understand the risk profile of your portfolio. Given that both bonds pay semiannual coupons, answer the following questions. (Remember to convert your answer to units of full years.) Royal, Inc. Chartres, LLC. Bond A Bond B 8% 8% 2 Par $100.00 Price $100.00 (a) What is the DV01 (at current prices) for bonds A and B? (b) What are the Macaulay Durations (at current prices) for the two bonds? (c) What are the modified durations for the two bonds? Coupon Yield to maturity Maturity (years) 9% 8% 5 $100.00 $104.055
Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return
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