ESS. OF INVESTMENTS - ETEXT ACCESS CARD
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The current selling price of the bond is $1,050. The yield to maturity pertaining to said bond is 6%. The price of the bond falls to $1,025 and the increase in the yield accounts for 25 basis points.
To determine:
The modified duration of bond
Introduction:
Modified duration refers to the formula that represents the measurable change underlying security value with respect to changes in the rate of interest. The concept followed by modified duration states that the
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