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General Electric has just issued a callable (at par) 10-year, 6.0% coupon bond with annual coupon payments. The bond can be called at par in one year or anytime thereafter on a coupon payment date. It has a price of $102.00.
a. What is the bond's yield to maturity?
b. What is its yield to call?
c. What is its yield to worst?
a.
Calculate the Yield to maturity as follows:
YTM is 5.73%.
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b.
Calculate the Yield to call as follows:
YTC 3.92%.
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c.
Yield to worst is lowest Yield
Answer: 3.92%.