Today is 1 July, 2019. Siobhán has a portfolio which consists of two different types of financial instruments (henceforth referred to as instrument A and instrument B). Siobhán purchased all instruments on 1 July 2012 to create this portfolio, which is composed of 34 units of instrument A and 28 units of instrument B. • Instrument A is a zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100. This bond matures at par. Its maturity date is 1 January 2029. Instrument B is a Treasury bond with a coupon rate of J₂=4.18% p.a. and a face value of $100. This bond matures at par. Its maturity date is 1 January 2022. Calculate the current duration of Siobhán's portfolio using a yield to maturity of j₂=4.52% p.a. Express your answer in terms of years and round your answer to two decimal places. O a. 5.23 years 7.00 years b. c. 5.56 years O d. 6.49 years

Today is 1 July, 2019. Siobhán has a portfolio which consists of two different types of financial instruments (henceforth referred to as instrument A and instrument B). Siobhán purchased all instruments on 1 July 2012 to create this portfolio, which is composed of 34 units of instrument A and 28 units of instrument B. • Instrument A is a zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100. This bond matures at par. Its maturity date is 1 January 2029. Instrument B is a Treasury bond with a coupon rate of J₂=4.18% p.a. and a face value of $100. This bond matures at par. Its maturity date is 1 January 2022. Calculate the current duration of Siobhán's portfolio using a yield to maturity of j₂=4.52% p.a. Express your answer in terms of years and round your answer to two decimal places. O a. 5.23 years 7.00 years b. c. 5.56 years O d. 6.49 years

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