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Predicting Bond Values. Bulldog Bank has just purchased a bond
with 9 years remaining to maturity, and a coupon rate of 5 percent.
It expects the YTM on these bonds to be 5 percent one year from
now. The bond makes semi-annual payments.
a. At what price could Bulldog Bank sell these bonds for
one year from now?
Assuming face value to be $1000
If YTM is equal to coupon rate, bond should sell at its face value. Here, in one year coupon rate of 5% will be equal to YTM of 5%.
Therefore, price in one year from now = $1000