You have bought 100 $1,000 10-year government bonds that pay a coupon rate of 10% p.a. (semi-annual

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You have bought 100 $1,000 10-year government bonds that pay a coupon rate of 10% p.a. (semi-annual compounding). If the market yield is 18% p.a. compounding semi-annually, how much did you spend?

Compounding
Compounding is the process in which an asset's earnings, from either capital gains or interest, are reinvested to generate additional earnings over time. This growth, calculated using exponential functions, occurs because the investment will... 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...