The price of a bond declined from $925 to $900 when the yield to maturity rose from 2.25% to 4.25%. What is the modified duration? 2.00 O 1.54 1.35 O 1.20 O 1.00

What are the Modified Duration and Macaulay Duration of the following bond? Coupon Rate = 8% (Semi-annually paid) YTM = 9% Maturity = 2 Years Par Value = 1,000 (Hint: this question is similar to Example 1 and Example 2 on slides) ModD = 1.886 and MacD = 1.805 ModD = 1.784 and MacD = 1.954 ModD = 1.954 and MacD = 1.784 ModD = 1.805 and MacD = 1.886

Suppose 1-year Treasury bonds yield 4.40% while 2-year T-bonds yield 5.70%. Assuming the pure expectations theory is correct, and thus the maturity risk premium for T-bonds is zero, what is the yield on a 1-year T-bond expected to be one year from now? Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places. a. 7.02% b. 5.66% c. 5.05% Od. 4.92% e. 7.32%

You are given the following prices of zero coupon bonds per $1.00 of maturity value: Term in years 1 2 3 4 Zero-coupon bond prices 0.9852 0.9701 0.9546 0.9388 Determine the one-year forward rate for year 4 (ie, the one-year forward rate deferred for 3 years. a) 1.629% b) 1.526% c) 1.572% d) 1.729% e) 1.683%

Question Given the following information about a bond, calculate the modified duration of the bond. i) The term-to-maturity is two years. ii) Coupons are payable annually at 5%. iii) The bond is trading at par. Possible Answers A B D 1.859 с 1.928 E 1.881 1.952 Cannot be determined since the yield rate i is not provided.

Which of the following bonds will have the larger price change (dollar value) for a 75- basis point change in yield? A. A $120 dollar bond with duration 2.25 B. A $70 dollar bond with duration 3.25 C. A $160 dollar bond with duration 1.75 D. A $200 dollar bond with duration 1.25 E. A $300 dollar bond with duration 0.75