Foundations of Financial Management
Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 2DQ
Summary Introduction

To explain: The relative volatilities of short-term and long-term interest rates.

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Interest rate:

It is the rate at which an individual borrows money or takes a loan from a bank or other sources. It is calculated on the principal amount of the loan.

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Suppose we observe the following rates: 1R1= 0.75%,  1R2=1.20%, E(2r1)=0.907%.  If the liquidity premium theory of the term structure of interest rates holds, what is the liquidity premium for year 2, L2?
3. If interest rates rise, prices of short-term bonds will decline less than long-term bonds. Is this true or false? Why?
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