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Market riskƒ 117

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risk about the uncertainty of interest rate changesƒ

If interest rates rise, the price of bonds will fall
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If interest rates fall, the price of bonds will rise

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The reaction of long-term bond

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the reaction of short-term bonds

Bond prices

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Multi-period deterministic cash flows: FI securities - Market risk

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