Consider an 8% coupon bond selling for $953.10 with 3 years until maturity making annual coupon payments.

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Consider an 8% coupon bond selling for $953.10 with 3 years until maturity making annual coupon payments. The interest rates in the next 3 years will be, with certainty, r1 = 8%, r2 = 10%, and r3 = 12%. Calculate the yield to maturity and realized compound yield of the bond.


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...
Maturity
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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Investments

ISBN: 9780073530703

9th Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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