{"id":17538,"date":"2021-07-10T23:14:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T23:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=17538"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:31:42","slug":"explain-how-interest-rate-volatility-affects-the-value-of-a-callable-or-putable-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-2\/explain-how-interest-rate-volatility-affects-the-value-of-a-callable-or-putable-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Interest Rate Volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Effect of Interest Rate Volatility on Callable Bond Value\",\n    \"text\": \"All else being equal, as the interest rate volatility increases, the value of a callable bond most likely:\\n\\nA. increases.\\n\\nB. decreases.\\n\\nC. remains the same.\",\n    \"answerCount\": 3,\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"B. decreases.\"\n    },\n    \"suggestedAnswer\": [\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"A. increases.\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"C. remains the same.\"\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zZuTYmjxW8\" width=\"611\" height=\"343\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The value of embedded options <strong>increases<\/strong> as interest rate volatility <strong>increases<\/strong>. This is because embedded options have a <em>higher chance<\/em> of being exercised when the volatility is high.<\/p>\n<h3>Callable Bond<\/h3>\n<p>As the interest rate volatility increases, the value of a call option increases, assuming everything else remains constant. This implies that the value of the callable bond decreases <\/p>\n<p>From the formula:<\/p>\n<p>$$ V_{\\text{Callable}} = V_{\\text{Straight}}\u2013 V_{\\text{call}} $$<\/p>\n<p>We can deduce that as the value of the issuer call option increases, with that of the straight bond remaining unchanged, the value of the callable bond decreases.<\/p>\n<h3>Putable Bond<\/h3>\n<p>The value of a put option rises with an increase in the interest rate volatility. This implies that the value of the putable bond also increases:<\/p>\n<p>$$ V_{\\text{Putable}}=V_{\\text{Straight}}+V_{\\text{Put}} $$<\/p>\n<p>From the above formula, we can conclude that as the value of the investor put option increases with the value of the straight bond being constant, the value of the putable bond also increases.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Question<\/h2>\n<p>All else being equal, as the interest rate volatility increases, the value of a callable bond <em>most likely<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"A\">\n<li>increases.<\/li>\n<li>decreases.<\/li>\n<li>remains the same.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The correct answer is B.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$$ \\begin{align*} \\text{Value of callable bond} &amp; = \\text{Value of straight bond} \\\\ &amp; \u2013 \\text{Value of issuer call option} \\end{align*} $$<\/p>\n<p>As the interest rate volatility increases, the value of a call option also increases, assuming everything else remains constant. 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