10 Bond Prices and Yields 1. a. Catastrophe bond: Typically issued by an insurance company. They are similar to an insurance policy in that the investor receives coupons and par value‚ but takes a loss in part or all of the principal if a major insurance claim is filed against the issuer. This is provided in exchange for higher than normal coupons. b. Eurobond: They are bonds issued in the currency of one country but sold in other national markets. c. Zero-coupon bond: Zero-coupon bonds are
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Yield to Maturity Kindra Hill University of Phoenix MMPBL/503 Wk 5 June 27‚ 2010 Scenario: A coworker of yours was discussing her investments with a broker. Your coworker was confused because she had purchased a 10% bond but the broker kept repeating that it had a 9% yield to maturity. Explain the concept of yield to maturity. This paper will explain the concept of yield to maturity in reference to bonds. It will allow for understanding of the difference in the stated rate of
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What are Yield to Maturity (YTM) and Yield to Call (YTC)? By calculating the present and future value of bonds‚ managers can make sound decisions about their potential strengths and weaknesses as investments. Answer the following questions in this week’s Discussion 2 thread: 1. What terms (or inputs) are needed to calculate yield to maturity (YTM)? How does this compare to calculating yield to call (YTC)? To calculate the YTM you will need to use Annual Interest‚ Par value‚ Market Price
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The corporate bond market is “thin” compared to the market for money market securities or corporate stocks. a) true Prices in the corporate bond market tend to be less volatile than prices of securities sold in markets with greater trading volumes. a) False All other things being equal‚ a given change in the interest rates will have a greater impact on the price of a low-coupon bond than a higher-coupon bond with the same maturity. a) True If investors believe inflation will be increasing in the
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5-1 Bond Valuation with Annual payments Jackson Corporation’s bonds have 12 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually‚ the bonds have a $1‚000 par value‚ and the coupon interest rate is 8%. The bonds have a yield to maturity of 9%. What is the current market price of these bonds? F= par value C= maturity value R= coupon rate per coupon payment period I= effective interest rate per coupon payment period N= number of coupon paynments F= 1000 so C should = 1000 r= .08 i=
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October 2014 Bond Pricing Qu 1: Time to Maturity Zero Coupon Rate Discount Factor 1 5% 2 6% 3 7% 4 8% 5 9% Give the formula for the discount factor in terms of the zero coupon rate. Use the formula to fill in the discount factors in the table above (you can write the formula or using excel calculate the numerical value). Assume that the government wishes to issue a new 5 year bond priced at 100 (called a par coupon bond as it is priced at par i.e. the price is the same as the face value) given the
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Rework Problem 4-12 using a spreadsheet. After completing questions a through d‚ answer the new question. A 10-year 12 percent semiannual coupon bond‚ with a par value of $1‚000‚ may be called in 4 years at a call price of $1‚060. The bond sells for $1‚100. (Assume that the bond has just been issued.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Work parts
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Chapter 14 1. Templeton Extended Care Facilities‚ Inc. is considering the acquisition of a chain of cemeteries for $410 million. Since the primary asset of this business is real estate‚ Templeton’s management has determined that they will be able to borrow the majority of the money needed to buy the business. The current owners have no debt financing but Templeton plans to borrow $320 million and invest only $90 million in equity in the acquisition. What weights should Templeton use in computing
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Assignment #1 Question 1 Consider the following data. The column marked n gives the price today of one dollar delivered in half-year n‚ i.e.‚ of a zero coupon bond which pays $1 in half-year n. In the next two columns there are the cash flows of two bonds‚ A and B. Essentially‚ bond A pays a 20% semi-annual coupon and bond B pays a 10% semi-annual coupon. Both bonds mature in 2.5 years‚ when each also pays its principal of 100. Assume semi-annual compounding. Half Year 1 2 3 4 5
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Exercise (Group Project 1) S2‚ 2013 Lixiong Guo Due Date: Due in tutorial in Week 5 In this data exercise‚ you and your group members will examine the performance of the Expectation Hypothesis using real data and make forecasts for the future. You are required to complete the following tasks to earn credits for this assignment. Part I: (1) Go to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) website‚ find the statistic section‚ and then download the data file named “Zero-Coupon Interest Rates - Analytical
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