A zero coupon bond with 2.5 years to maturity has a annualized
yield to maturity of 5%. A 3-year maturity annual-pay coupon bond
has as face value of $1000 and a 5% coupon rate. The coupon bond
also has a yield to maturity of 5%.
Please calculate the duration of each bond. Which bond has the
higher duration and why?
Using the formula that approximates bond price change as a
function of the duration, please calculate the price change of...
A zero-coupon bond has a yield to maturity of 9% and a par value
of $1,000. By convention, zero bonds are assumed to pay $0
semi-annually. If the bond matures in eight years, the bond should
sell for a price of _______ today.v.
A zero-coupon
bond
with 4 years to
maturity and the yield to maturity of 8%. When the yield
increases,
the duration
of this bond
decreases.
a. True b.
False
2) A bond issuer often
repurchases Callable
bonds for
a discount
bond.
a. True b.
False
Credit
Default Swap (CDS) is an insurance policy on default
risk of corporate bond or loan.
a. True b.
False
4) The delivery of the
underlying asset is seldom made in forward
contracts while the...
A zero-coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and a
yield-to-maturity of 5%. You purchase the bond when it has exactly
17 years remaining until maturity. You hold the bond for 6 months
and then sell it. If the bond's yield-to-maturity is 9% when you
sell it, what is your percentage return over this 6-month holding
period? When computing bond prices, use a semi-annual compounding
period. Enter your answer as a decimal and show 4 decimal places.
For example,...
Consider a zero coupon bond with three years to maturity, and is
currently priced to yield 5%. Calculate the following: Macaulay
duration Modified duration Percentage change in price for a 1%
increase in the yield to maturity
The YTM (yield to maturity) on a one-year zero-coupon bond is 5%
and the YTM on a two-year zero-coupon bond is 6%. The treasury is
planning to issue a 2-year, annual coupon bond with a coupon rate
of 7% and a face value of $1,000.
a) Compute the value of the two-year coupon bond.
b) Compute the yield to maturity of the two-year coupon
bond.
c) If the expectations hypothesis is correct, what is the market
expectation of the price...
a. Consider a zero-coupon bond with a $100 face value maturing
in 5 years. What is the yield to maturity of this bond if it is
currently trading at $72? Answer in percent, rounded to one decimal
place.b. What is the value of a ten-year 6% annual coupon bond with
face value of $1,000, assuming yield-to-maturity of 5%. Round to
the nearest cent.c. What is the value of a 20-year 4% coupon bond withsemi-annual coupons, $1,000 face value, and a...
You find a zero coupon bond with a par value of $10,000 and 20 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on this bond is 4.2 percent. Assume semiannual compounding periods. What is the price of the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
(Bonds) A zero-coupon bond has a $1,000 par value, 9 years to
maturity, and sells for $527.82. What is its yield to maturity?
Assume annual compounding. Record your answer to the nearest 0.01%
(no % symbol). E.g., if your answer is 3.455%, record it as
3.46.
Assume you own a bond with a 5% coupon, a 6% yield-to-maturity,
5 years to maturity, and a $1,000 par value. It is currently priced
at $957.35. If the yield-to-maturity increases to 8.0%, what is the
price of the bond? Select one: a. $1,043.76 b. $878.33 c. $1,000 d.
$1,087.52