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How do you value a bond? It sounds simple: the present value of future cash flows. Yet, in practice, this involves complex challenges. How do you determine the appropriate discount rate for a 10-year corporate bond in a volatile rate environment? How do you value a callable bond or a mortgage-backed security where the cash flows are uncertain due to prepayment risks? The professional reference guides dissect these methodologies, moving from basic Duration and Convexity measures to advanced key-rate durations and option-adjusted spreads (OAS). How do you determine the appropriate discount rate
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