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A Treasury bond with 8 years to maturity is currently quoted at 110:12. The bond has a coupon rate of 8.3 percent. What is the yield value of a 32nd for this bond?
Yield value of a 32nd = 1/(32*Dollar value of 01)
it shows the how much Yield to maturity (YTM) change if Bond price change one tick i.e 1/32.
Dollar value of 01 = modified duration*bond price*0.0001
It shows the how much bond price change if YTM change by 01 basis point.
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