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A yield curve undergoes a parallel shift. With respect to the bonds described by the yield curve, the shift has least likely changed the:

A)

durations.

B)

yield spreads for bonds of different maturities.

C)

yield to maturities.




A yield curve is on a graph with interest rates on the vertical axis and maturities on the horizontal axis. A parallel shift of a yield curve means the spread between the interest rates or the “yield spreads” have not changed. The other possible choices to answer the question would change. By definition, the yields to maturity have changed. Since duration changes with changes in yield, all the durations would change.

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Which of the following statements about yield curves is most accurate?

A)
A negative butterfly means that the yield curve has become less curved.
B)
A twist refers to changes to the degree to which the yield curve is humped.
C)
A yield curve gets steeper when spreads widen.



A twist refers to yield curve changes when the slope becomes either flatter or steeper. A negative butterfly means that the yield curve has become more curved.

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Which of the following statements about yield curves is least accurate?

A)
The slope of the yield curve changes slightly following a parallel shift.
B)
A positive butterfly means that the yield curve has become less curved.
C)
Twists and butterfly shifts are examples of nonparallel yield curve shifts.



The slope of the yield curve never changes following a parallel shift.

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