18. Bill buys a 10-year 1000 par value 6% bond with semi-annual coupons. The price assumes...
5. A 30-year 1000 par value bond with coupons at 9% payable semiannually and a redemption value of 1100 is purchased for a price that results in a yield of 12% compounded semiannually. Suppose that the bond is called (i.e. redeemed) prior to the actual maturity date and results in an actual nominal yield rate convertible semiannually of 14%. Note: Assume that the bond is called immediately after a coupon payment is made. Calculate the number of years the bond...
A bond with a redemption value of £100 pays coupons of £1.50 semi-annually (i.e. the bond holder receives £1.50 twice per year), with the first coupon due in half a year. The bond will mature in ten years’ time. It is currently selling for £95.25. By using interpolation method, compute the redemption yield (annual effective).
Consider a 2-year $1000 par value bond that pays semi-annual coupons at a rate of 42) purchased for $1058.82 6%. Suppose that the bond was (a) Use the method of averages to approximate the effective yield rate compounded semi-annually. State the result as a percent to 1 decimal place % compounded semi-annually (b) Complete the chart below by performing 2 iterations of the bisection method to approximate the effective yield rate compounded semi-annually [Note: For the initial interval [a(0),b(0) use...
2. * A bond with a redemption value of £100 pays coupons of £1.50 semi-annually (i.e. the bond holder receives £1.50 twice per year), with the first coupon due in half a year. The bond will mature in ten years' time. It is currently selling for £95.25. (a) Without making any calculations can you determine what is greater between the redemption yield and the interest yield? Why? (b) Compute the redemption yield (annual effective)?
A 10-year bond pays semi-annual coupons at j2= 9.3% and has a yield rate of j2 = 7.8%. If the book value immediately after the 7th coupon payment is $1047.77, and the book value immediately after the 11th coupon payment is $1027.81, what is the bond's face value?
Sue purchases a 10-year coupon bond with semi-annual coupons at a nominal annual rate of 4% convertible semi-annually at a price of $1,021.50. The bond can be called at its par value X on any coupon date beginning at the end of year 5. The price at which Sue purchases the bond guarantees that Sue will receive a nominal annual rate of interest convertible semi-annually at 6%. What is X?
A 15 year bond has a par-value of 500 and pays semi-annual coupons at a 7% rate. An investor purchases the bond at a price such that its yield to maturity is 6% convertible semi-annually. The investor sells the bond immediately after 8th payment at a price such that its new owner's yield to maturity is 5% convertible semi-annually. What was the original investor's yield convertible semi-annually on this investment over the 4-year period?
7. Ali buys a new car and finances it with a loan of 22,000. He will make n monthly payments of 450.30 starting in one month. He will make one larger payment in n + 1 months to pay off the loan. Payments are calculated using an annual nominal interest rate of 8.4%, convertible monthly. Immediately after the 18th payment he refinances the loan to pay off the remaining balance with 24 monthly payments starting one month later. This refinanced...
An investor buys a bond with the following characteristics: Maturity - 10 years Coupon - 4.5%, paid once per year Nominal Value - £100 The yield to maturity at the time of purchase is 8.50%. The investor sells the bond immediately after the sixth coupon payment, when the yield to maturity rises to 9.50%. a.What is the investor’s realised annual rate of return after the sale of the bond, assuming that the investor can reinvest received coupons at the yield...
4.1.2 Atwelve-year 100 par value bond pays 7% coupons semiannually. The bond is priced at 115.84 to yield an annual nominal rate of 6% compounded semiannually. Calculate the redemption value of the bond.