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Basic Question 14 of 24

When interest rates are high relative to a bond's coupon, the effective duration of a callable bond should be ______ that of an otherwise identical straight bond.

A. higher than
B. similar to
C. lower than

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khalifa92 tricky question to end this LOS, stay awake in the exam.
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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.