The Duration of a Coupon Bond

question 1

Multiple Choice

The duration of a coupon bond

• A) does not change after the bond is issued.
• B) can accurately predict the price change of the bond for any interest rate change.
• C) will decrease as the yield to maturity decreases.
• D) all of these are true.
• E) none of these are true.

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