A 20-year original maturity bond with 1 year left to maturity has more interest rate price risk than a 10-year original maturity bond with 1 year left to maturity. (Assume that the bonds have equal default risk and equal coupon rates.)

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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