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Using the bond below, calculate your annual holding period yield (on a bond equivalent basis).
| Last coupon date pre-purchase | 7/15/2016 | 
| First coupon date post-purchase | 1/15/2017 | 
| Purchase price (clean) | 90.000 | 
| Purchase (settlement) date | 10/1/2016 | 
| Sale price (clean) | 92.000 | 
| Sale date | 2/10/2022 | 
| Coupon rate | 5.00% | 
| Coupon | Semi-annual | 
| Convention | 30/360 | 
| Oct 1.2016 | Purchase | ||
| 15-Jan-17 | 1st coupon | 31+30+31+15= | 107 | 
| Jul-17 | 1 | 5 yrs. | |
| Jan-18 | 2 | ||
| Jul-18 | 3 | ||
| Jan-19 | 4 | ||
| Jul-19 | 5 | ||
| Jan-20 | 6 | ||
| Jul-20 | 7 | ||
| Jan-21 | 8 | ||
| Jul-21 | 9 | ||
| Jan-22 | 10 | ||
| Feb 10,2022 | 16+10= | 26 | |
| 133 | 
| Assuming a $ 100 Face value bond, | |||
| 1.Purchase price (without accrued interest) | -90 | ||
| Coupon Interest receipts for | |||
| Oct.1 2016 to Jan 15,2017(105 days) | 100*5%*107/360 | 1.46 | |
| Jan 15, 2017--Jan 22 2022(10 semiannual coupon periods) | 100*5%/2*10= | 25.00 | |
| Jan 16,2022--Feb 10, 2022(26 days) | 100*5%*26/360 | 0.36 | |
| 2.Total interest reciepts | 26.82 | ||
| 3.Sale price (without accrued interest) | 92 | ||
| 4.Net holding period gain(1+2+3) | 28.82 | ||
| Gain % (28.82/90)------------ (4/1) | 32.02% | ||
| for a total of 5 yrs. & (133/360) days (ie. 5.36944 yrs.) | |||
| Holding period Yield/ Year | 5.96% | ||
| Nearest Option ANSWER: 5.89% |