A 20-year $1,000 par value bond has a 7% annual coupon. The bond is callable after the

Question:

A 20-year $1,000 bond has a 7% annual coupon. The bond is callable after the 10th year for a call premium of $1,025. If the bond is trading with a yield to call of 6.25%, what is the bond’s yield to maturity?

Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...