Answer:
E. For a bond of any maturity, a 1.0% point increase in the market interest rate (rd) causes a larger dollar capital loss than the capital gain stemming from a 1.0% point decrease in the interest rate.
Explanation:
Considering or using a graphical representation of the relationship between a typical bond’s price and a given current interest rate.
The graph will depict curve that is cupped, demonstrating that at any interest rate, the reduction in price from an increase in rates is not up to the increase in price from a comparable interest rate reduction.
Hence the right answer is Option E.