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1.
Maintaining a fixed rate of return on a bond for a specific period of time is known as _______.
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Immunization. Immunization is a way of aiming to help protect returns.
2.
Which is not true about bond duration?
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The shorter a bond's duration, the greater its price volatility. In reality, the longer a bond's duration, the greater its price volatility.
3.
A bond portfolio is immunized when ________.
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Its duration is equal to its time horizon. A bond portfolio is immunized when its duration is equal to its time horizon.
4.
Contingent immunization strives to match a portfolio's cash flow to its liabilities.
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False. This matching is called combination matching.
5.
The goal of immunization is to offset the effects of interest rates on a bond's price and reinvestment rate.
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True. Immunization is about attempting to protect bond investments from the potential risks of interest rate changes.