G. Welch purchases a corporate bond that was originally issued for $1,000 several years ago. The bond
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a. What is the bond’s coupon rate? Its coupon yield?
b. Suppose Welch holds this bond for one year and the YTM does not change. What is the total percentage return on the bond? Show that on a percentage basis, the total return is the sum of the interest and capital gain/loss components.
c. If the yield-to-maturity decreases during the first year from 4% to 3.5 %, what is the total percentage return that year?
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...
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