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A bond with a modified duration of 8.5 years and a convexity of 110 is currently priced at $1,000.

If market yields rise by 50 basis points (0.005), what is the estimated new price of the bond using a second-order approximation?

  1. 960.25
  2. 956.13
  3. 957.50
  4. 958.88

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