Question:Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 9 percent coupons, make
semiannual payments, and are priced...
Question
Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 9 percent coupons, make
semiannual payments, and are priced...
Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 9 percent coupons, make
semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has 3
years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 20 years to maturity. If
interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage
change in the price of Bond Sam? Of Bond Dave? If rates were to
suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would the percentage
change in the price of Bond Sam be then? Of Bond Dave? Illustrate
your answers by graphing bond prices versus YTM. What does this
problem tell you about the interest rate risk of longer-term
bonds?