Question 2: Your pension fund has a sub-portfolio of bonds. The duration of this bond portfolio is 8 years. The current market value of the bond portfolio is $1,000,000. Calculate the price change expected on the bond portfolio if interest rates rise from their current level of 5% to 7%, and discuss whether or not this is an example of interest rate risk.

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To calculate the price change expected on the bond portfolio we can use the concept of duration Dura... View the full answer