hard · Debt Capital Markets
An investor holds a bond with a modified duration of 8.5 and a convexity of 110.
If market yields suddenly decrease by 150 basis points (Δ y = -0.015), what is the estimated percentage price change of the bond?
- +11.51%
- +12.75%
- +1.24%
- +13.99%
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