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© 2012 McGrawHill Ryerson Ltd. Chapter 6 - A graph of the relationship between time to maturity and yield to maturity, for bonds that differ only in their maturity dates 1 LO3, LO4
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© 2012 McGrawHill Ryerson Ltd. Chapter 6 - Real Return Bond: The bonds with variable nominal coupon payments, determined by a fixed real coupon payment and the inflation rate Fisher Effect: The nominal interest rate is determined by the real interest rate and expected rate of inflation Expectations Theory: An explanatory theory that shows why there are different shapes of the yield curve 2 LO3, LO4
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© 2012 McGrawHill Ryerson Ltd. Chapter 6 - Interest rate risk is the risk in bond prices due to fluctuations in interest rates Different bonds are affected differently by interest rate changes Longer term bonds get hit harder than the shorter term bonds. Lower coupon bonds get hit harder than bonds with higher coupons Liquidity Premium 3 LO3, LO4
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© 2012 McGrawHill Ryerson Ltd. Chapter 6 - 3 yr bond 30 yr bond When the interest rate equals the 6.5% coupon rate, both bonds sell at face value 4 LO3, LO4
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