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Basic Question 9 of 24

When interest rates are low, the effective duration of a ______ bond is ______ than that of an otherwise comparable ______ bond.

A. putable, lower than, non-putable
B. putable, higher than, non-putable
C. callable, lower than, non-callable

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khalifa92 and lower if interest rates are high because the put option would be exercised.
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain why effective duration and effective convexity are the most appropriate measures of interest rate risk for bonds with embedded options

calculate the percentage price change of a bond for a specified change in benchmark yield, given the bond's effective duration and convexity

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 13.