Why are long-term bond prices usually more sensitive to interest rate risk changes than prices of short-term
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Why are long-term bond prices usually more sensitive to interest rate risk changes than prices of short-term bonds?
What is the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and arbitrage pricing theory (APT)? Explain clearly to differentiate the two.
A straight (a.k.a. bullet or vanilla) bond pays a 9% coupon, has an 18-year maturity, a par value of $1,000, and pays semiannual coupon payments.
Calculate the Bond price, Yield to Maturity and Holding-Period Return.
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