(Coupon stripping, arbitrage) You are given the following information on three traded bonds making annual coupon payments:

a. What are the prices of the above three bonds?

b. What is the zero-coupon bond yield for a 1-year bond?

c. What is the zero-coupon bond yield for a 2-year bond based on the price of bond B?

d. What is the zero-coupon bond yield for a 2-year bond based on the price of bond C?

e. Challenge question: Create an arbitrage strategy from buying and/
or selling a combination of the three bonds.

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A B C D E Face 1 Bond value Coupon rate Maturity Yield to maturity 234 A $1,000 0.00% 1 B C $1,000 5.00% $1,000 10.00% 22 5.00% 5.85% 6.00%