Consider a bond maturing in 18 months, paying semiannual coupons at annual rate (5 %), with face

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Consider a bond maturing in 18 months, paying semiannual coupons at annual rate \(5 \%\), with face value \(\$ 10,000\). The term structure is flat, and the continuously compounded rate is \(3 \%\). The current bond price is


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Its duration is


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We note that duration is fairly close to bond maturity, since there is a large terminal cash flow with respect to coupon payments.

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