Hacker Software has 6.2 percent coupon bonds on the market with 9 years to maturity. The bonds

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Hacker Software has 6.2 percent coupon bonds on the market with 9 years to maturity. The bonds make semi-annual payments and currently sell for 105 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds? Calculate the YTM. Calculate the effective annual yield.

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...