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You paid $814 for a corporate bond that has a 5.01% coupon rate. What is the current yield?
Assume par value = $1,000
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.
Given
Coupon rate = 5.01%
Annual Coupon Payment = $1,000 * 5.1%
= $ 51
Current Price of bond = $ 814
Current Yield = 51 / 814
= 0.0627
Current Yield = 6.27%