Answer
B. Long term bond prices are more volatile than short term bond prices
Step-by-step explanation:
These are the options for the above question;
A. Short term bond prices are more volatile than long term bond prices
B. Long term bond prices are more volatile than short term bond prices
C. Both short term and long term prices are equally volatile
D. No relationship exists between long term and short term bond price movements
In finance, yield curve is very useful in the measurement of the ideal or belief the bond investor has concerning risk. With the help of the yield curve ,we can know relationship between the rate of interest and maturity's time.
It should be noted that during a period when the yield curve has a normal ascending shape long term bond prices are more volatile than short term bond prices, and the normal yield curve shape is usually reffered to as ""positive yield curve"".
Hence only option B is true.