Problem bank

Problem 318 of 333MediumCalculusP318

Duration, convexity and the size of the leftover

  1. A 10-year zero-coupon bond with face value 100 is priced at an annually compounded yield yy, so P(y)=100(1+y)−10P(y) = 100(1+y)^{-10}. The yield is 5%5\% and jumps to 6%6\%.

    Estimate the new price with a first-order and then a second-order Taylor expansion in yy. Without computing the exact price, give a bound on the error of the second-order estimate and say whether it is too high or too low. Then check against the exact price.