Bond Valuation

1) Find the bond rating for five major companies, which different bond rating, such as AAA, A, BBB, CCC, and DD

2) Calculate $ annual coupon payment of each bond that investor expect to receive? (Coupon rate *$1,000)

3) Calculate the $ price of each bond that investors expect to pay? (Price from quote is quoted as % of face value)

4) What can you conclude regarding the relationship between bonds rating and the rate of the return bondholders will receive if they hold the bonds until the maturity date (YTM)?

Use the same template in Assignment#2_ bond valuation as an example.

5) Now, find one more 5-year bond that has the same feature as one of your 30-years bond, ie, same rating and same coupon rate. Note: You could use any bond with longer vs. shorter bond as well instead of 5 vs. 10 years. The coupon rate might not be the same but choose bonds with same rating and very close numbers in terms of coupon rate. Calculate the new price of bond at the new YTM of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10% for both 5-years bond and 30-years bond. Plot the graph of the relationship between the price and YTM for each bond on the same graph. What did you find regarding the relationship between price and YTM for shorter and longer maturity bond? Which bond has a higher sensitive to the change in the price when the yield change?

Bond	Rating	Coupon Rate (%) Coupon Payment = Coupon Rate %*1,000	Maturity (N)	YTM (%I/Y)	$ Price = % quoted price *1,000
Shorter Maturity Bond	Obtain from Website of Your Choice	Obtain from Website	Obtain from Website	Obtain from Website
Longer Maturity Bond	Obtain from Website of Your Choice	Obtain from Website	Obtain from Website	Obtain from Website

	Price@2%	Price@4%	Price@6%	Price@8%	Price@10%
5-year bond (Shorter Bond)
30-year bond (Longer Bond)

To calculate the bond prices at the new YTM for shorter bond and longer bond place the value in the table

___________ PMT, 1,000 FV, 2% I/Y, ____5_____ N, CPT PV___________