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Practice Questions

Fixed Income — 5 questions with detailed solutions

Q1

A 10-year bond with a 6% coupon rate (paid annually) has a YTM of 8%. The bond is trading at:

Q2

A bond has a modified duration of 7.5 and convexity of 85. If yields increase by 100 basis points, the approximate percentage price change is:

Q3

Which of the following bonds has the highest interest rate risk (duration)?

Q4

A callable bond is most likely to be called when interest rates:

Q5

The yield spread between a corporate bond and a government bond of similar maturity is best described as compensation for: