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A bond has a modified duration of 6.5 and a convexity of 70.
If market yields rise by 80 basis points (0.008), what is the estimated percentage change in the bond's price using a second-order Taylor expansion?
- -5.20%
- -4.98%
- -5.42%
- -4.75%
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