The Yield Curve is very similar to the term structure except that it is based on coupon bond yields whereas the term structure is based on only pure discount bonds. In looking at the current Yield Curve we can see that the general shape is that of an upward-sloping structure. In relation to anticipated future inflation this curve indicates that inflation is expected increase which is evident by the increasing size of the inflation premium wedge that is causing the overall curve to slope upward
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BONDS Bonds pay fixed coupon (interest) payments at fixed intervals (usually every six months) and pay the par value at maturity. Par value = $1‚000 Coupon = 6.5% or par value per year‚ or $65 per year ($32.50 every six months). Maturity = 28 years (matures in 2032). Issued by AT&T. Types of Bonds Debentures - unsecured bonds. Subordinated debentures - unsecured “junior” debt. Mortgage bonds - secured bonds. Zeros - bonds that pay only par value at maturity; no coupons. Junk bonds - speculative or
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Question A.1 Given the following bond: |starting date |30/09/2011 | |maturity date |30/09/2014 | |coupon rate |4.00% | |coupon frequency |annual | |day count |act/act | |nominal value |100 | a) Calculate the price of the security on the 30/09/2011‚ if the yield to maturity is 5% (NB: Price=PV of future
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market instrument? A) a sixmonth CD B) a threemonth Treasury bill C) a tenyear bond D) an agreement for a bank to loan funds directly to a company for nine months. 7. Which of the following is a money market security? A) Treasury note B) municipal bond C) mortgage D) commercial paper 8. The most common investors
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NAME: MASSAWE BARAKA‚ REG. NO: 2010-04-03894. 12 FINANCE 202 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT UDBS Consider a 10 year bond that has a face value shs 1000‚ a coupon rate of 6% and pays interest once a year. (a)Suppose person A bought this bond at par when it was initially issued and sold it 1 year later to person B for shs 1024.What is B’s total return? Soln Total return =[ Interest paid +(selling price – buying price)]/buying price Given; Annual interest paid = coupon rate x par value‚ coupon
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VaR‚ Stressed VaR‚ and Expected Shortfall Jim Chen* This note summarizes the measurement of market risk in the trading book under the most recent accords of the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation‚ known as Basel II‚ 2.5‚ and III. Each of these three accords on global banking regulation has embraced a different primary measure of market risk: traditional value-at-risk (VaR)‚ stressed VaR‚ and expected shortfall. After introducing the mathematics of VaR and expected shortfall‚ this note will
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HW Bond Valuation and Bond Yields Clifford Clark is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of his savings in corporate bonds. His financial planner has suggested the following bonds: • Bond A has a 7% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. • Bond B has a 9% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. • Bond C has an 11% annual coupon‚ matures in 12 years‚ and has a $1000 face value. Each bond has a yield to maturity (YTM) of 9%
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Bond P is a premium bond with a 12 percent coupon. Bond D is a 6 percent coupon bond currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments‚ have a YTM of 9 percent‚ and have five years to maturity. The current yield for Bonds P and D is percent and percent‚ respectively. (Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g.‚ 32.16)) | If interest rates remain unchanged‚ the expected capital gains yield over the next year for Bonds P and D is percent
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Amy Tans- Two Kinds John Updikes- A&P Maturity / Maturation. Throughout life‚ humanity craves the chance to become all "grown up." They are constantly antisipating the opportunity to participate in the activities those of age are able to do. However‚ what many do not realize is being grown up does indeed give you all of those opportunities to fulfill‚ but it also takes away something very important‚ and that is your childhood. Amy Tan’s Two Kinds and John Up Dikes A&P‚ portray both a missing
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is an yield curve and how is it made. The yield curve‚ is a graph that depicts the relationship between bond yields and maturities‚ is an important tool in fixed-income investing and attempting to predict future recessions given its track record. Investors use the yield curve as a reference point for forecasting interest rates‚ pricing bonds and creating strategies for boosting total returns. The yield curve has also become a reliable leading indicator of economic activity.(PIMCO) A yield curve
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