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You buy a 20-year bond with a coupon rate of 9.6% that has a yield to maturity of 10.6%. (Assume a face value of $1,000 and semiannual coupon payments.) Six months later, the yield to maturity is 11.6%. What is your return over the 6 months?
A bond has a face value of $1,000, a coupon of 5% paid annually, a maturity of 40 years, and a yield to maturity of 8%. What rate of return will be earned by an investor who purchases the bond for $642.26 and holds it for 1 year if the bond’s yield to maturity at the end of the year is 9%?