Bond J has a coupon rate of 4 percent. Bond S has a coupon rate of 14
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Bond J has a coupon rate of 4 percent. Bond S has a coupon rate of 14 percent. Both bonds have 10 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 8 percent. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead? What does this problem tell you about the interest rate risk of lower-coupon bonds?
CouponA coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
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Essentials of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0078034756
8th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan
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