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A five-year bond with a $100 face value provides a coupon of 5% per annum payable semiannually. Its price is $100. What is the bond’s yield?
- please do not use excel. Explain step by step
Information provided:
Face value= future value= $100
Current price= present value= $100
Time= 5 years*2 = 10 semi-annual periods
Coupon rate= 5% / 2 = 2.50%
Coupon payment= 0.025*100= $2.50
The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 100
PV= -100
N= 10
PMT= 2.50
Press the CPT key and I/y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 2.50.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 2.50%*2 = 5%.