Market risk 117
...
risk about the uncertainty of interest rate changes
If interest rates rise, the price of bonds will fall
If interest rates fall, the price of bonds will rise
The reaction of long-term bond
s is more pronounced than
the reaction of short-term bonds
Bond prices
50 -
250 200 150 100
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.16
interest rate
price
10 year bond
30 year bond
Multi-period deterministic cash flows: FI securities - Market risk