The plain vanilla bond A has a nominal value of EUR 6000, 11 years maturity, pays a coupon rate of 9.26% due annually and has a yield to maturity of 7%. An investor, with an investment time horizon of 6 years, bought it with the aim to obtain a rate of return equal to that yield. However, immediately after its purchase, interest rates increased 10 basis points, having continued so until the end of that investment time horizon. Considering these conditions, answer the following questions:

a) At what price did the investor buy the bond?

b) At the end of the investment time horizon, what was the market price of that bond?

c) What is the total interest from coupons obtained during the period?

d) Calculate the receipts obtained by the investor at the end of his/her investment time horizon.

e) What was the realized rate of return obtained by the investor?

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To solve this problem we need to use the bond pricing formula and then calculate the bonds price market price at the end of the investment horizon tot... View the full answer