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What is the annual Macaulay duration of the IBM bond?
What is the annual Macaulay duration of the IBM bond?
- The weighted average of the number of years until each cash flow is to be paid (correct)
- The present value of each cash flow as a percentage of the bond’s full value
- The average time it takes for the bond to reach its full value
- The sum of all cash flows until the bond's maturity
How is modified duration (ModDur) calculated?
How is modified duration (ModDur) calculated?
- Macaulay duration divided by one plus the bond’s yield to maturity (correct)
- Macaulay duration minus the bond’s yield to maturity
- Macaulay duration added to the bond’s yield to maturity
- Macaulay duration multiplied by the bond’s yield to maturity
What does a bond's annual Macaulay duration measure?
What does a bond's annual Macaulay duration measure?
- The present value of all future cash flows
- Interest rate risk or sensitivity of a bond’s full price to a change in its yield (correct)
- The total value of the bond's cash flows
- The annual interest payment on the bond
When is a bond sold at a premium?
When is a bond sold at a premium?
What happens to a bond's price when there is a 1% increase in yield to maturity?
What happens to a bond's price when there is a 1% increase in yield to maturity?
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