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Given: a $1000 par bond. Coupon = 6%, 30 year bond.
After 5 years, current interest rates are 4%.
1) Calculate the current price of the bond:
2) Calculate the current yield:
3) Define YTM:
Calculate the current price of the bond as follows:
Therefore, the current price of the bond is $1,312.44.
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Calculate the current yield as follows:
Current yield = ( Coupon / Current price)
= ($1,000*6%) / $1,312.44
= 4.57%
Therefore, the current yield is 4.57%.
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YTM : YTM is known as Yield to maturity. It is the return earned by the investor by holding the bonds untill the maturity of the bond.