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find the EAY of a bond maturing in 18 years with a coupon rate of 12% and market price of 1347.31
Information provided:
Face value= future value= $1,000
Market price= present value= $1,347.31
Time= 18 years
Coupon rate= 12%
Coupon payment= 0.12*$1,000= $120
The question is solved by first computing the yield to maturity.
The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 1,000
PV= -1,347.31
N= 18
PMT= 120
Press the CPT key and I/Y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 8.2338.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 8.23%.
The effective annual yield is calculated using the below formula:
Effective annual yield= (1+r/n)^n-1
Where r is the interest rate and n is the number of compounding periods in one year.
effective annual yield = (1+0.0823/1)^1 - 1
= 1.0823 - 1
= 0.0823*100
= 8.23%.
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