Interest Rate Risk for Bonds
Interest rate risk is the risk that a bond's market price will decline due to an increase in prevailing market interest rates. Since a bond's coupon payments are typically fixed, a rise in market rates makes the bond's fixed payments less attractive, causing its market value to fall. Bonds with longer maturities are generally more sensitive to interest rate changes and thus have higher interest rate risk.
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Interest Rate Risk for Bonds