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Basic Question 5 of 24
The best duration measure for a mortgage-backed bond is ______.
B. Modified duration
C. Effective duration
A. Macaulay duration
B. Modified duration
C. Effective duration
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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® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 13.