Empirical Duration Question?
1. A bond trader is considering taking a position in a bond with complex embedded option features. Using recent transaction prices (below), calculate the bond's empirical duration. 4.50% is the current yield to maturity (y).
Bond price: 103.25, y = 4.40%
Bond price: 102.75, y = 4.50%
Bond price: 102.45, y = 4.60%