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[Series 65] 22, Bond Pricing Yields and Duration
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- The fundamental inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rates.
- How to identify the correct order of yields (Nominal, Current, YTM, YTC) for both premium and discount bonds.
- That duration, not maturity, is the key measure of a bond's price sensitivity to interest rate changes.
- How to spot the most volatile bond by looking for the longest maturity and lowest coupon.
- The common exam trap of identifying the 'yield to worst' for callable bonds trading at a premium (YTC) or discount (YTM).
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