P16.6 Charlene Weaver likes to speculate with preference shares by trading on movements in market interest rates.

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P16.6 Charlene Weaver likes to speculate with preference shares by trading on movements in market interest rates. Right now, she believes the market is poised for a big drop in rates.

Accordingly, she is thinking seriously about investing in a certain preference share that pays $7 in annual dividends and is currently trading at $75 a share. What rate of return will she realise on this investment if the market yield on the preference share drops to 6.5% within two years?

What if the drop in rates takes place in one year?

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Fundamentals Of Investing

ISBN: 9781442532885

3rd Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk, Scott Smart, Roger Juchau, Donald Ross, Sue Wright

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