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Fixed Income Analyzer

Make the relationship between price, yield, and risk tangible.

Explore fixed-income concepts through interactive analytics, guided labs, and portfolio exercises. Connect bond calculations with the decisions behind them.

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Learning focus

  • Bond pricing and yields
  • Duration, DV01, and convexity
  • Yield curves and spreads
  • Credit and portfolio risk

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What learners and instructors can do

01

Explore the mechanics

Work with time value of money, bond calculations, yield curves, and price–yield relationships.

02

Test a change

Examine key-rate sensitivity, horizon returns, stress scenarios, and portfolio construction.

03

Teach with evidence

Use guided labs, assessments, cohort management, and gradebook exports to support instruction.

An example learning activity

What happens when the curve moves?

Price a bond, examine duration and DV01, then compare the effect of a rate change. Explain why the price response differs across maturities.

  1. 1

    Establish the bond and rate assumptions.

  2. 2

    Compare price and risk measures across scenarios.

  3. 3

    Explain the result and its limitations.

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Use fictional inputs to explore one concept. This short illustration is separate from the full product; access and demonstration availability are confirmed with CapitalWave.

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CapitalFIA interactive example

What happens when the yield moves?

A fictional $1,000 bond pays a 5% annual coupon and matures in three years. Change the yield while keeping the cash flows fixed.

Annual compounding, valuation on a coupon date. No accrued interest, default, taxes or costs. Price = 50/(1+y) + 50/(1+y)² + 1,050/(1+y)³.

Model price
$1,000.00
Change from the 5% yield baseline
$0.00 (0.00%)

At a yield equal to the coupon rate, this example prices at par. Try a different yield to see the sensitivity.

CapitalFIA extends the discussion to curves, sensitivities and fixed-income risk.

A worked teaching example

Price a bond after a yield change

30–45 minutes · Suggested activity time

Assumptions and task

Fictional bond: face value $1,000, annual coupon 5%, three years to maturity, annual compounding, valuation on a coupon date. No accrued interest, taxes, transaction costs or default risk.

Price the same cash flows at yields of 5% and 6%. Explain the direction of the price change and why repricing is different from a duration approximation.

Evidence to collect: Submit both prices, the cash-flow schedule and a short explanation of the yield sensitivity.

Illustrative expected output

Price at 5% yield
$1,000.00
Price at 6% yield
$973.27
Price change
−$26.73 (−2.67%)

A higher discount rate reduces the present value of the same promised cash flows. These are exact discounted values under the stated assumptions, not a forecast of market prices.

Calculation or decision method

P(y) = 50/(1+y) + 50/(1+y)^2 + 1,050/(1+y)^3.

Fictional teaching illustration, prepared for evaluation. This is not an exported learner record or a claim that the exact activity is preloaded in the platform.

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Where it fits

  • Fixed-income courses
  • Analyst development
  • University finance programs
  • CFA® Program educators and candidates

Access and teaching arrangements

Public tool access is not currently live. Contact CapitalWave to discuss a demonstration and future access arrangements.

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Questions and answers

Frequently asked questions

What does CapitalFIA help learners understand?

CapitalFIA is the Fixed Income Analyzer. It supports exploration of bond pricing and yields, duration and DV01, curves and spreads, credit and portfolio risk. Learners can compare assumptions and explain the resulting changes rather than treating a calculated price as a recommendation.

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How does changing a bond yield affect its price?

For fixed promised cash flows, raising the discount yield reduces their present value, while lowering it increases present value. CapitalFIA activities can connect exact repricing with duration-based sensitivity. The relationship depends on the instrument and assumptions; an approximation is not the same as exact repricing.

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How can an instructor use CapitalFIA in a course?

An instructor can establish a bond and rate baseline, change a yield or curve assumption, then ask learners to compare outputs and explain sensitivity and limitations. Confirm the selected release’s labs, cohort and reporting arrangements during evaluation. The instructor decides how evidence supports course assessment.

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Is CapitalFIA an official CFA® Program product?

No official affiliation or approval is claimed. CapitalFIA supports practice in fixed-income concepts relevant to CFA® Program educators and candidates, alongside university and professional use. CapitalWave does not claim complete exam coverage or guaranteed exam outcomes.

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