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Basic Question 1 of 5

Miyoung Chen has a 5.00%, 19-year bond that is selling for a price of 34.9412 and is currently yielding 16.00%. The bond has a modified duration of 7.1481. Given this information, what is the Price Value of a Basis Point (PVBP)?

A. $0.0250
B. $0.0165
C. $0.0325

User Contributed Comments 5

User Comment
stefdunk how about we just do price times duration times 0.0001?
derektl2 that the way i prefer to look at it too... since duration is the price percentage change due to 100 basis points change in yield
Richie188 1% of the duration x price / 100
johntan1979 Not that it matters but you should be getting a non-rounded answer of $0.024976
tomalot Yeah it doesn't matter dude
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Learning Outcome Statements

define, calculate, and interpret modified duration, money duration, and the price value of a basis point (PVBP)

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 11.