Net P&L of a two-leg book from DV01

Your rates book is long a bond with DV01 $800 and short a bond with DV01 $500 (DV01 is the dollar move per 1 basis point). Yields across the curve rise by 25 basis points. What is your net P&L, in dollars? (a loss is negative)

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  1. Net the DV01s: long loses, short gains on a yield rise (−800 + 500).
  2. DV01 is per basis point — multiply by 25, not 0.25.

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-7500

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