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Jack Wong purchased a five-year bond today at $991.62. The bond pays 6.5 percent semi-annually. What will be the yield to maturity?
Price of the bond = $991.62
Face value = $1,000
Coupon payment = 1,000 * 0.065/2 = $32.5
n = 5 * 2 = 10 semi-annual payments
PV = -991.62
FV = 1,000
PMT = 32.5
N = 20
CPT I/Y
I/Y = 3.350002%
Yield to maturity = 3.350002% * 2
Yield to maturity = 0.06700004
Yield to maturity = 6.700004%