A 12-year, 8 percent coupon bond with a YTM of 12 percent has a modified duration...
a. A 6% coupon bond paying interest annually has a modified duration of 7 years, sells for $820, and is priced at a yield to maturity of 9%. If the YTM decreases to 8%, what is the predicted change in price ($) using the duration concept? (2 marks) b. A bond with annual coupon payments has a coupon rate of 6%, yield to maturity of 7 % , and Macaulay duration of 12 years. What is the bond's modified duration?...
What is the percent change in the value of a bond portfolio with a modified duration of 8.25 years with a decrease in interest rates of 45 basis points?
Suppose you own a bond issued by X. that has a Modified duration of 16 years. Interest rates are currently 1.5% but you believe the Fed is about to decrease interest rates by 50 basis points (1 basis point = 0.0001) in order to stimulate the economy further. Your predicted percentage price change on this X bond is ________ A) -8.00% B) -5.62% C) 5.62% D) 8.00% 8.Market economists all predict a rise in interest rates. An astute bond manager...
Bond Y has a 30-year maturity, an 8% coupon, and sells at an initial yield-to-maturity (YTM) of 8 percent. The modified duration of Bond Y is 11.26 years and its convexity measure equals 212.40. If the bond's yield increases from 8% to 10% how much on a percentage basis is the Duration-With- Convexity Rule more accurate (Part 1)? Briefly explain the concept of Convexity Measure as it relates to Bond Y (Part 2):
A 4-year 12% coupon bond has a yield of 10%. (a) What are its Macaulay Duration, Modified duration, and convexity (I do not mean effective convexity) (b) What is the actual price change, Modified Duration predicted price change and Modified Duration + convexity predicted change in price for an increase of 50 basis point in the yield. Assume a flat term structure before and after the increase and annual coupons. (Note: For convexity do not use effective convexity measure)
Miller Corporation has a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond pays a coupon of 12 percent, has a YTM of 10 percent, and has 12 years to maturity. The Modigliani Company has a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond pays a coupon of 10 percent, has a YTM of 12 percent, and also has 12 years to maturity. What is the price of each bond today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal...
Bond P is a premium bond with a coupon of 8.8 percent , a YTM of 7.55 percent, and 15 years to maturity. Bond D is a discount bond with a coupon of 8.8 percent, a YTM of 10.55 percent, and also 15 years to maturity. If interest rates remain unchanged, what do you expect the price of these bonds to be 1 year from now? In 5 years? In 10 years? In 14 years? In 15 years?
What is the modified duration of a three-year $1,000 par value bond with a 5% coupon paid semi- annually that is priced to yield 4%? 2.61 5.37 2.77 5.65 Question 6 4 pts You own two bonds. You have $2,000,000 in Bond A which has a modified duration of 8.14. You have $2,250,000 in Bond B which has a modified duration of 4.23. If rates rise by 50 basis points, what would be the approximate impact of the value of...
Bond J has a coupon of 4 percent. Bond K has a coupon of 8 percent. Both bonds have 10 years to maturity and have a YTM of 7 percent. a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. If interest rates suddenly fall...
4. What is the duration of a four-year, $1,500 bond that pays a coupon (annual) of 12% that trades at a yield of 16%. Calculate is the expected change in the bond’s price if interest rates fall by 0.70 percent (70 basis points)?