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Question 101
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Consider the following two statements about putable bonds:
& x( S' C# ]8 u+ wStatement #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.
6 P1 h! z/ `1 C8 P* T( {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.
% O* G, R& V7 }0 ~( N. ]4 E6 KAre these statements correct or incorrect?6 C! H' y$ O3 }& u Y
Statement 1 Statement 2
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C) Incorrect Incorrect( J4 {' z3 N/ M6 U6 b$ p
D) Incorrect Correct/ r9 G- Q2 a3 P3 f
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2 p9 P/ v% a: }" HJane 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?+ w1 D7 u7 }$ {$ K/ l( ]. [
A) $624.- K9 m3 i; p" c5 i; A0 U, @
B) $724.
# u- A6 k7 \$ g/ R/ L' d1 _C) $459.$ ]1 v6 h9 E u6 ~' M
D) $574.
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1 M! F( V6 M( WQuestion 103. J- X3 h! H3 m1 J
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Pam 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 $1,076.50 to yield 8.11%. If the yield changes by 25 basis points, the effective duration of this bond is closest to:
# u1 U1 O/ o& a+ }; {A) 12.25.% f0 L% p# f* n4 T
B) 8.41.: d) S, {* }" c5 ~: g) M, y
C) 7.42.
5 F" n2 K V) i. z1 |D) 9.53.
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! `; b4 W/ p8 S: ?: p$ k P# AQuestion 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:
+ i* B2 z( o: h& f9 z; R6 O% i6 [A) market segmentation theory.
7 ^+ E* J: ~' ~3 U. U% a @B) preferred habitat theory.
% q- [/ L. n+ f, WC) liquidity preference theory.. L! ^, Q6 h) i8 o% Y
D) pure expectations theory.9 n* U D+ q% V4 v
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Question 1053 _/ O ~: a. r. h) H ^
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An $850 bond has a modified duration of 8. If interest rates fall 50 basis points, the bond's price will:; `1 L. c) T* l1 ]6 q$ ~! n" u
A) increase by 22.5%.$ @1 m1 ?; i% K2 y! k
B) increase by $4.00.
: T$ _6 H7 |: v( Z8 y/ Z' L+ u QC) decrease by $22.50.7 U! I3 h7 ` g6 u1 r$ K
D) increase by $34.00.
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