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Question 101
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Consider the following two statements about putable bonds:
. Z6 a2 J s4 ^+ U( E6 f! E$ b3 SStatement #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.
) n6 x( M% q; n5 q' h/ QStatement #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.
* z; |( }. k; Z! aAre these statements correct or incorrect?. {- O0 U7 E C6 q4 X- X3 k$ x- ?6 @
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B) Correct Correct( q' q: [1 I- X5 g" A- \1 W) i8 P
C) Incorrect Incorrect
* m- P( l+ i5 X9 bD) Incorrect Correct" _% a4 i& \& `, m0 X
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7 b- y9 s+ d9 n, `8 W6 YQuestion 102
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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?
5 ?; W% x0 p' W2 _6 pA) $624., l/ N1 }/ x9 F) m0 l* ` ~# N# x
B) $724.. _$ D5 r$ c6 d& m% S
C) $459.$ C0 Q8 u/ f8 p) j( P
D) $574.1 F6 j$ \3 q% V
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2 ~; y, q- v( ?! F: M+ K [) _% `1 rQuestion 103
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' D3 q8 Y6 s' XPam 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 $1,076.50 to yield 8.11%. If the yield changes by 25 basis points, the effective duration of this bond is closest to:
) w) H8 R. M6 e: S* HA) 12.25.* Y/ q4 V) G0 A! A) E! u+ W/ w
B) 8.41.' l. g" ^2 T4 a4 z4 w8 u
C) 7.42.
5 M5 `/ @7 {% c4 P1 _) WD) 9.53.
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Question 104
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The term structure of interest rate theory that says long-term maturities have greater market risk than shorter maturities is called the:; a! e& m9 d6 `% J# Q/ C8 {
A) market segmentation theory. P% t1 a5 G& V! o
B) preferred habitat theory.
{" n: w& I# S" _7 t2 Z0 @' u6 QC) liquidity preference theory.
( ?% l7 I+ @* V( W6 pD) pure expectations theory.
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. T, Y3 k/ z$ t5 l. \) G4 YQuestion 105
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An $850 bond has a modified duration of 8. If interest rates fall 50 basis points, the bond's price will:& c2 z; x$ D; Y+ ?' l/ s; y8 b/ M
A) increase by 22.5%., C8 w4 `9 }! n, y) [
B) increase by $4.00.
6 Q' p8 H1 u- a* iC) decrease by $22.50.
) _1 p( S5 ] |/ _# @/ ID) increase by $34.00.4 q i5 O8 s& ^! z) y
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