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A market risk manager is tasked with calculating the price of a 2-year zero-coupon bond. Here are the details needed for the calculation:
The current 1-year interest rate is 10.0%.
There is a 50% probability that the 1-year interest rate will either rise to 12.0% or fall to 8.0% after one year.
The bond carries a risk premium of 50 basis points per year for duration risk.
The bond has a face value of EUR 1,000.
With this information, how should the manager calculate the price of the bond?
A
EUR 822.98
B
EUR 826.74
C
EUR905.30
D
EUR921.66