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A 2-year $100 par value bond pays 5% semi-annual coupons. The 6-month spot rate is 2%, the 1-year spot rate is 2.5%, the 18-month spot rate is 3% and the 2-year spot rate is 4%.
Determine the price of the bond
Determine the yield to maturity of the bond
Price of the Bond is calculated as follows:
Formulas used in the excel sheet are:
Price of the bond is $ 103.99 and Annual YTM is 7.91%