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Bonds & interest rates

Price and yield, duration and convexity, the curve and what moves it.

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Core 3

  1. 01 Why do bond prices fall when interest rates rise? Frequently askedInternAnalyst
  2. 02 How do you price a bond? InternAnalyst
  3. 03 How does inflation affect bonds? InternAnalyst Plus

Intermediate 5

  1. 01 What is the difference between yield to maturity, current yield and yield to worst? Analyst
  2. 02 What is duration, and how do you use it? Frequently askedAnalyst Plus
  3. 03 Which is more sensitive to rates: a 10-year coupon bond or a 10-year zero-coupon bond? Analyst Plus
  4. 04 What does the shape of the yield curve tell you? Analyst Plus
  5. 05 How do callable, putable and convertible features change a bond's price? Analyst Plus

Advanced 1

  1. 01 What is convexity, and why do investors like it? Associate Plus