A 30-year $100-par bond pays 3% annual coupons. Its price is $96.48. If its annual yield to maturity increases by 90 basis points, how accurate (in % error) is the estimate of its price using duration, and how does the accuracy change if you include the convexity adjustment? Use 2 decimal places for the % errors. Do the estimates over/underestimate the true price, and was that what you were expecting?

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Solution The current yield will be the IY rate function of below variables IY of N 30 PMT 3 PV 96... View the full answer