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Question 101
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3 x" @* z" G* L: c& cConsider the following two statements about putable bonds:9 O( k3 f2 `+ Q' U$ i
Statement #1: As yields rise, the price of putable bonds will fall less quickly than similar option-free bonds (beyond a critical point) due to the increase in value of the embedded put option.: q" J( @2 v! G' I
Statement #2: As yields fall, the price of putable bonds will rise more quickly than similar option-free bonds (beyond a critical point) due to the increase in value of the embedded put option., I2 ]7 |" Q' l# u9 N
Are these statements correct or incorrect?1 x5 t5 S8 { A8 U/ M
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A) Correct Incorrect
, \1 y- G; C# B% q9 t; W1 `B) Correct Correct8 s. `: x6 `: J+ ?7 X1 e1 I
C) Incorrect Incorrect9 X% z: s7 D: Y. w
D) Incorrect Correct
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Question 102 \9 l' M; F; H" A0 J2 ?, T
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Jane Walker has set a 7% yield as the goal for the bond portion of her portfolio. To achieve this goal, she has purchased a 7%, 15-year corporate bond at a discount price of 93.50. What amount of reinvestment income will she need to earn over this 15-year period to achieve a compound return of 7% on a semiannual basis?
; Q' D- F$ \/ P# H$ oA) $624.
; l/ o% }% C% ~' A" R& FB) $724.
' ~) S) s! G9 EC) $459.0 b8 S5 f5 [6 g9 V% M
D) $574.
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# j; q% s- z' b) C+ P5 XQuestion 103
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0 o/ M! ]0 I* t! NPam Williams is evaluating whether she should purchase a particular bond. She is primarily concerned with the effective duration of the measure. The bond is a 15-year semiannual pay bond with a 9% coupon that is currently priced at $1,076.50 to yield 8.11%. If the yield changes by 25 basis points, the effective duration of this bond is closest to:
/ ^) V( n+ L zA) 12.25.
" Z* n' q/ h) b% eB) 8.41.
- }$ Y+ V, |2 y+ E! p! V- @' N6 yC) 7.42.6 k4 n9 b c' x4 J
D) 9.53.- \# G0 z0 `- ^) p4 n8 }; @
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& a3 Y! O3 A6 F! {Question 104
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The term structure of interest rate theory that says long-term maturities have greater market risk than shorter maturities is called the:
3 ~: n" I- r% w, v8 QA) market segmentation theory., ^% ?+ K3 O( U0 z& g
B) preferred habitat theory.
& O2 t5 q! I8 ^0 cC) liquidity preference theory.
. v) [+ k: R Q5 |9 a) HD) pure expectations theory.
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9 `( N8 q. H4 D$ B yQuestion 1053 I4 F% H! e8 R+ f
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An $850 bond has a modified duration of 8. If interest rates fall 50 basis points, the bond's price will:( b, G8 o* d3 r4 X! Y t
A) increase by 22.5%.
3 n9 s. v1 S) n6 ] J4 [B) increase by $4.00.
' H+ t- R8 v2 LC) decrease by $22.50.
3 [4 Y* R0 b: UD) increase by $34.00./ [1 U2 r" O4 B6 B
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