Bond A Bond B Years to maturity 5 years 10 years Coupon rate 5% 5% Par value 1000 1000 Yield to maturity 8% 6% Par amount owned R3,45 million R2 million Market value R30 367.59 (in 000’s) R18 528 (in 000’s)   Without doing any calculations, which bond would have a higher duration Assuming that Bond A is an option-free bond, calculate the bond’s modified duration using Macauly’s Duration.               Assume that the duration of Bond A and B is 4.2 and 7.5 respectively; determine the duration of the portfolio

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Bond A

Bond B

Years to maturity

5 years

10 years

Coupon rate

5%

5%

Par value

1000

1000

Yield to maturity

8%

6%

Par amount owned

R3,45 million

R2 million

Market value

R30 367.59 (in 000’s)

R18 528 (in 000’s)

 

  1. Without doing any calculations, which bond would have a higher duration
  2. Assuming that Bond A is an option-free bond, calculate the bond’s modified duration using Macauly’s Duration.              

Assume that the duration of Bond A and B is 4.2 and 7.5 respectively; determine the duration of the portfolio

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Modified duration: It is a computation of the change in a security’s value with a change in the interest rate.

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  1. Bond with higher Year to Maturity will have a higher duration. It is because bonds with higher YTM are more likely to be sensitive to the interest rate risk than bonds with lower YTM. Therefore, Bond B will have a higher duration.
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