Below is a list of prices for zero-coupon bonds of various maturities. P-639 Maturity (years) Price of

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Below is a list of prices for zero-coupon bonds of various maturities. P-639 Maturity (years)

Price of $1,000 Par Bond

(zero-coupon)

1 $943.40 2 873.52 3 816.37

a. An 8.5% coupon $1,000 par bond pays an annual coupon and will mature in three years.

What should the yield to maturity on the bond be?

b. If at the end of the first year the yield curve flattens out at 8%, what will be the 1-year holding-period return on the coupon bond?

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ISE Investments

ISBN: 9781266085963

13th International Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus

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