Consider a semi-annual 5-year bond to maturity, pay a coupon of 5%, and be marketed at a reasonable price with a return of 6%. assume par value = 1,000
Calculate the following
a. Percentage change in price as a result of a 1% increase in ytm
b. Percentage change in price due to a decrease of 1% in ytm
c. Redo parts a and b; above; given that the bond has a convexity of 5
d. What can you conclude from the above calculations?

Consider a semi-annual 3-year bond to maturity, pay a coupon of 0%, and be marketed at a reasonable price with a return of 5%.
a.what is the price of the bond as a result of a 1% increase in ytm.
b. repeat the question above, if the bond has a convexity of 5.

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For the first problem a To calculate the percentage change in price as a result of a 1 increase in YTM we can use the modified duration formula Modified Duration Macaulay Duration 1 YTMn Macaulay Dura... View the full answer