A municipal bond has a $1,000 face (par) value. Its yield to maturity is 5 percent, and
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A municipal bond has a $1,000 face (par) value. Its yield to maturity is 5 percent, and the bond promises its holders $60 per year in interest (paid annually) for the next 10 years before it matures. What is the bond’s duration?
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Bank Management and Financial Services
ISBN: 978-0078034671
9th edition
Authors: Peter Rose, Sylvia Hudgins
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