1. You have found three investment choices for a one-year deposit: 10% APR compounded monthly, 10% APR compounded annually, and 9% APR compounded daily. Compute the EAR for each investment choice. (Assume that there are 365 days in the year.)
2. You have a 25-year maturity, 10.5% coupon, 10.5% yield bond with a duration of 10 years and a convexity of 136.0. If the interest rate were to fall 130 basis points, your predicted new price for the bond (including convexity) is _________.
3. A bond with a 7-year duration is worth $1,085, and its yield to maturity is 8.5%. If the yield to maturity falls to 8.29%, you would predict that the new value of the bond will be approximately _________.