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A 10-year 6% annual coupon bond is trading at par. If the yield to maturity increases by 50 basis points (0.50%), and the bond has a modified duration of 7.36 and a convexity of 65.8, what is the estimated percentage change in the bond price using the second-order Taylor approximation?

  1. -3.68%
  2. +0.08%
  3. -3.60%
  4. -3.76%

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