Calculating Warrant Values A bond with 20 detachable warrants has just been offered for sale at $1,000.

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Calculating Warrant Values A bond with 20 detachable warrants has just been offered for sale at $1,000. The bond matures in 15 years and has an annual coupon of $105. Each warrant gives the owner the right to purchase two shares of stock in the company at $15 per share. Ordinary bonds (with no warrants) of similar quality are priced to yield 12 percent. What is the value of one warrant?

Coupon
A 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...