All of the above
All the above factors affect the yield of a bond. A senior bond will generally have a lower yield than a subordinated bonds. A higher bond rating will have a lower yield than a bond with lower credit rating. A debt with collateral will have a lower yield than a debt with no collateral.
North Inc. has two 5-year bonds. If the bonds have different _____, then their yields could be different. Collateral...
10-year Treasury bond has a yield of 4.3%, and a Billy Bob, Inc. corporate bond yields 7.9%. The maturity risk premium on all 10-year bonds is 1.1%, and corporate bonds have a .5% liquidity premium versus a zero liquidity premium for T-bonds, what is the default risk premium on the Billy Bob, Inc. corporate bond? (Answer to the nearest basis point in a % format, x.xx, with no % sign needed.)
1. Which of the following bonds has the lowest interest rate risk? A. 3-year 5% corporate bond. B. 30-year 5% corporate bond. C. 30-year zero-coupon corporate bond. 2. If the effective duration of a callable bond is 5 and the negative convexity adjustment is 1%. If yield were to fall by 100 basis point, the duration combined with convexity would: A. Produce a price change of 5% B. Produce a price change of less than 5%. C. Produce a price...
The University of California has two bonds outstanding. Both issues have the same credit rating, a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 5%. Coupons are paid twice a year. Bond A matures in 1 year, while bond B matures in 30 years. The market interest rate for similar bonds is 12%. What is the price of bond A? What is the price of bond B? Now assume that yields increase to 15%. What is the price of...
Given the following government bond yields: one-year, 2% and four-year, 9.5%. What is the two-year government bond yield one would linearly interpolate from this information? 3.25% 4.50% 3.67% none of the above. A 15 year coupon bond, that makes payments annually, has a coupon rate of 5%. The market discount rate on the bond is 8%. If interest rates were to rise by 100 bps today, how long would it take before the reinvested coupon payments offset the capital loss?...
9. More on types of bonds You can distinguish the various types of bonds by their terms of contract, pledge of collateral, and so on. Identify the type of bond based on each description given in the table that follows: Description Type of Bond These bonds are traded in the bond markets based orn investors' belief that the issuer will not default on the repayment. These bonds have no collateral and usually offer higher yields. These bonds have a claim...
You can distinguish the various types of bonds by their terms of contract, pledge of collateral, and so on. Identify the type of bond based on each description given in the table that follows: Based on your understanding of bond ratings and bond-rating criteria, which of the following statements is true? BBB bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets. U.S. government bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets. The Export Development Canada (EDC) announced...
17. Imagine you are investing for one year and are considering three different bonds, each with a $1000 face value: A one-year treasury bill. A two-year zero coupon Treasury. A ten-year zero coupon Treasury. Today, each bond has a 4% yield to maturity. For each of the following scenarios, compute the return you'd get on each of the three bonds under consideration. A) Yields increase to 5%. B) Yields fall to 2%. Show all calculations.
1. 7-4: Bond Yields Yield to call Seven years ago the Singleton Company issued 22-year bonds with a 12% annual coupon rate at their $1,000 par value. The bonds had a 7% call premium, with 5 years of call protection. Today Singleton called the bonds. Compute the realized rate of return for an investor who purchased the bonds when they were issued and held them until they were called. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Explain why the...
14, A one-year zero coupon bond yields 3.0%. The two-and three-year zero-coupon bonds yield 4.0% and 5.0% respectively. a. The forward rate for a one-year loan beginning in two years is closest to? (10 points) b. The four-year spot rate is not given above; however, the forward price for a one-year zero-coupon bond beginning in three years is known to be 0.8400. The price today of a four-year zero-coupon bond is closest to? (5 points) 14, A one-year zero coupon...
One, two, and three-year maturity, default-free zero-coupon bonds have yields-to-maturity of 3%, 4%, and 5% respectively. What is the implied two-year rate, one year from now?