Question: Bond quote Face value ($) Time to maturity (years) Annual coupon payments (paid semi-annually) bond price ($) zero rate 100 0.5 0 98 4.0405% 100
| Bond quote | ||||
| Face value ($) | Time to maturity (years) | Annual coupon payments (paid semi-annually) | bond price ($) | zero rate |
| 100 | 0.5 | 0 | 98 | 4.0405% |
| 100 | 1 | 0 | 97 | ? |
| 100 | 1.5 | 15 | 115 | ? |
| 100 | 2 | 20 | ? | 5.500% |
Using the Table above,
find the appropriate zero rates for1 year
find the appropriate zero rates for 1.5 year
find the 2-year bond price
find the par-yield for the 2-year-maturity bond
*Note1: zero rate for the 6 month period is done for you.
*Note 2: coupon payments given are yearly coupon payments, which these will be paid out semi-annually (i.e. every 6 months)
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