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Basic Question 9 of 15

A straight bond is priced at $102.5. An embedded call option is priced at $4, given an interest rate volatility of 15%. If interest rate volatility goes up to be 20%, an otherwise identical bond but with such an embedded call option will MOST LIKELY be priced at:

A. $97.5
B. $98.5
C. $105.5

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Learning Outcome Statements

explain how interest rate volatility affects the value of a callable or putable bond;

explain how changes in the level and shape of the yield curve affect the value of a callable or putable bond;

calculate the value of a callable or putable bond from an interest rate tree;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 4, Module 28.