A) 2 B) 4 C) 54 to increase the interest rates of a bone All else equal, which of the following is easy A) A longer maturity B) Inclusion of a colore C) A decrease in the YTM Other things equal, an increase in an option free bond's yield to maturity will A) Increase its interest rate risk B) decrease its interest rate risk C) not change its interest rate risk 42. An analyst collects the following spot rates, stated as a BEYS . & month spot rate 0% 12 monthspot rate 654 18-month spot rate 7% 24 month spot rate 7.5% Given only this information, the price of a 2 year, semiannual pay 10% coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 is clo A) $18.30 B) $1,000.00 c) $1,046 77 la bond has a convexity of 120 and a modified duration of 10, the convexity adjustment (lo a duration-based appro with a 25 basis point interest rate decline is closest to A) -2.875% B) -2.125% C) 0.03759