Which of the following statements is false? A. Bonds with higher coupon rates, all else being equal, have lower durations.  B. Bonds with shorter maturities, all else being equal, have higher durations.  C. The higher the convexity of a bond (in absolute terms) the more inaccurate its duration is as a measure of interest rate sensitivity.  D. A zero coupon bond with a longer maturity is more sensitive to changes in the interest rate than a shorter maturity zero coupon bond.

All else being equal, which of the following is true about duration:A bond's duration is higher when the yield is higher.A bond's duration is lower when the yield is higher.Duration is not affected by the size of coupons. Duration is not affected by maturity.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?A.For a given maturity fixed-income asset, duration decreases as the market yield increases. B.Duration of a zero coupon bond is equal to the bond's maturity. C.Duration considers the timing of all the cash flows of an asset by summing the product of the cash flows and the time of occurrence. D.The economic meaning of duration is the interest elasticity of a financial asset’s price. E.Duration increases with the maturity of a fixed-income asset at a decreasing rate.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?a.The time remaining until the repayment date is known as the term of the bond.b.Bonds are usually less risky than shares.c.Bonds are securities sold by governments and corporations to raise money from investors today in exchange for promised future payments.d.By convention the coupon rate is expressed as an effective annual rate.e.Bonds typically make two types of payments to their holders.

Which of the following statements about zero coupon bonds is FALSE? A. When the bonds mature, the issuing firm is faced with a small cash outflow relative to the cash inflow the firm receives when the bonds are initially issued. B. Zero coupon bonds have lower interest rate risk than bonds with high coupons. C. Zero coupon bonds are an extremely popular way for corporations to borrow money. D. Most zero coupon bonds in the U.S. are government issues.

Portfolio duration most accurately approximates the sensitivity of the value of a bond portfolio to …Select one:a.Both increases and decreases in the slope of the yield curve.b.Parallel shifts in the yield curve.c.Decreases in the slope of the yield curve.d.Increases in the slope of the yield curve.