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What is the YTM on a 10%, 20-year simi-annual coupon bond that that currently trades for $1,013?
| Bond price =C*[1-(1+YTM)^-n / YTM] + [P/(1+YTM)^n] | |||||
| Where, | |||||
| C= Coupon amount | |||||
| YTM = Yield To maturity | |||||
| n = Number of periods | |||||
| P= Par value | |||||
| $1013=50 * [1 - (1 + YTM)^-40 / YTM] + [1000 / (1 + YTM) ^40] | |||||
| 1013/50 =[1 - (1 + YTM)^-40 / YTM] + [1000 / (1 + YTM) ^40] | |||||
| 20.26 =[1 - (1 + YTM)^-40 / YTM] + [1000 / (1 + YTM) ^40] | |||||
| YTM = | 4.93% | ||||
| Annually | 9.85% | ||||