num_pages: 393
description: Bond Tables of Probable Future Prices is designed to aid in the evaluation of the effect on bond prices of interest rate risk. The tables do not predict the direction of bond prices; instead they provide probable ranges to which the current price an a particular maturity bond may rise or fall by a specific date in the future. The tables are arranged by initial yields to maturity. The tables present probabilities for initial yields of from 0.5% to 20% for 15 bond maturities and 35 forecast periods. Each table gives nine probabilities, one for no change in rates, four for declines in rates and four for increases. Six probabilities are 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% and 5%. The level above which prices will probability rise (or fall) is given for each probability. The tables offer a more precise method of evaluating the effect on bond prices of interest rate risk than has been previously available. If you plan to invest in long bonds in hopes of a fall in rates, the tables provide the probabilities of a potential rise in prices as well as the risks of a decline in prices. The tables offer a unique approach to evaluating the effect on bond prices of interest rate risk. The tables are based on the fact that the volatility of interest rates is a function of the forecast period, the maturity of the bond and the current level of rates. Probable changes in prices can be calculated from probable changes in yields. The probable future prices are based on the yields contained in Bond Tables of Probable Future Yields.
language: English
title: Bond tables of probable future prices
titlecomplete: Bond tables of probable future prices
publisher: Crossgar Press