4) What is your specic recommendation for the coupon rate for the Roche 5-year, 10-year, band 30-year US dollar bonds? a. The coupon rate is the amount of interest paid per year based on the face value of the bond. The coupon rate is used to compute the payment amount of the bond. When using basis points, the coupon rate is equal to the fed funds rate % plus the basis points. I would estimate between a 2.02-2.27 coupon rate % for