A bond's Money Convexity is 200,000 and Money Duration is 5,000. For a yield increase of 0.01 (1%), what is the approximate change in the bond's full price?
Explanation
Formula: -MoneyDur*dY + 0.5*MoneyConv*dY^2.
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Which duration statistic is best for estimating the absolute change in the bond's value (in currency units)?
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