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5. Interest Rate Risk Collapse . Both Bonds A and B are priced at par since their YTMs are the same as their coupon rate

5. Interest Rate Risk Collapse . Both Bonds A and B are priced at par since their YTMs are the same as their coupon rate of 7%. What happens to their prices if interest rate in the market rises by 2%? What if the interest rate falls by 2%? Compute the prices in $ and also the percentage change.

Bond A: Bond B:
Coupon rate 7% Coupon rate 7%
Settlement date 1/1/2000 Settlement date 1/1/2000
Maturity date 1/1/2003 Maturity date 1/1/2020
Redemption (% of par) 100 Redemption (% of par) 100
# of coupons per year 2 # of coupons per year 2
YTM 7%

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