Fixed Income and Equity involving, practical, getting

sgupta0827

Am getting bummed in the mock exams in Fixed Income and Equity…..any pointers??
Am not being able to get a handle on the practical questions involving calculations inc duration yield etc….any tips??

bpdulog

Just go through all the examples in the CFA texts and solve the EOC Q’s. That should do it in all honesty.
If you still struggle after that, then God Bless you!

Sunshine4ever

Really do need the big man upstairs to help me out here!!

kkn006

savage is there a specific topic you keep getting wrong or are not understanding? what types of problems are you getting incorrect each time?

himanshumh

25 yr 1000 par semiannual bond 7.5 percent coupon and 9.25 percent yield. based on yield change of 50 basis points effective duration ??
what is the deal with basis points….25 basis points is used in formula calculations as .25 or .0025 or what and how??

mar350

See 100 basis points = 1% = 0.01
so 25 basis points = .25% = .0025
Therefore in the prob you mentioned, 50bp = .5%
Calculate the PV when the yield is decreased by .5% (I/Y = 8.75%)and PV when yield is increased by .5%(I/Y = 9.75%) and then use the Effective duration formula.
In the Eff Dur formula, sub .005 for (delta y) or change in yield.

brain_wash_your

dont confuse .25% with .0025, remember that when basis point is used it wont be bigger than 1% majority of the times(ie they’ll just say 1.5% given that the whole time they WERENT using basis points)
the dude man above explains it very wel