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An analyst determines that an 8 percent option-free bond, maturing in 2015, would experience a 3 percent change in price if market interest rates rise by 50 basis points. If market interest rates fall by 50 basis points, the bond’s price would increase by:()

A. exactly 3%.

B. less than 3%.

C. more than 3%.

答案

参考答案:C

解析:

债券的凸度(convexity)是指债券价格变动率与收益率变动关系曲线的曲率。我们可以把债券的凸度(C)定义为债券价格对收益率的二阶偏导数除以债券的价格,即:

 由于本题的债券为免期权债券,因而具有正的凸度。如图8所示,对于凸度值为正的债券而言,当市场利率发生相同幅度变动时,市场利率下降所引起的债券价格上升的百分比将高于市场利率上涨所引起的债券价格下降的百分比。 [考点] 债券的价格变动特征与凸度

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