Simone Girard, CFA candidate, is studying
问题:
Simone Girard, CFA candidate, is studying yield volatility and the value of callable bonds. She has the following information: a callable bond with a call option value calculated at 1.25 (prices are quoted as a percent of par) and a straight bond similar in all other aspects priced at 98.5. Girard also wants to determine how the bond’s value will change if yield volatility increases. Which of the following choices is closest to what Girard calculates as the value for the callable bond and correctly describes the bond’s price behavior as yield volatility increases()
A. 97.25, price increases.
B. 99.75, price decreases.
C. 97.25, price decreases.