Consider the following two 10-year corporate bonds that are currently callable: Suppose that the current market yield

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Consider the following two 10-year corporate bonds that are currently callable:

Bond Coupon Rate A B 10% 5%

Suppose that the current market yield for 10-year corporate bonds is 7%.

a. Which of these two bonds would be expected to exhibit negative convexity?

b. For which of these two bonds would it be more appropriate to use modified duration rather than effective duration.

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The Theory And Practice Of Investment Management

ISBN: 9780470929902

2nd Edition

Authors: Frank J Fabozzi, Harry M Markowitz

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