Modified duration measures the sensitivity of bond prices


1. Modified duration measures the sensitivity of bond prices to changes in __________.

a. the level of investor wealth

b. market interest rates

c. current yield

d. time to maturity

2. List the following securities by their level of credit risk (list the most risky first): Corporate Bond (rated AA), Corporate Bond (rated BB), Federal Agency Bond, Treasury Bonds.

a. Treasury, Federal Agency, Corporate (rated AA), Corporate (rated BB)

b. Treasury, Corporate (rated AA), Corporate (rated BB), Federal Agency

c. Corporate (rated BB), Corporate (rated AA), Federal Agency, Treasury

d. Corporate (rated AA), Federal Agency, Corporate (rated BB), Treasury

3. Macaulay duration is longest for __________.

a. high-coupon 30-year bonds

b. low-coupon 30-year bonds

c. none of the above

d. zero-coupon 30-year bonds

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