Bong listings and yield spreads

1) options: $90.98, $89.17, $92.86, $87.46

2) options: 2.17%, 6.20%, 4.30%, 2.37%

3) options: Housing Co., Side Corp., Wizard Co., The Blue Co.

11. Bond listings and yield spreads Aa Aa The following bond list is from the business section of a financial newspaper on January 1, 2016. Assume that each bond shown matures on January 1 in 5, 10, or 30 years. Each bond shown pays a semiannual coupon-the coupon rate is in the column labelled Coupon. The Last Price and Last Yield columns indicate each bond's price and YTM at the end of trading. EST Spread indicates the bond's spread above the relevant U.S. Treasury benchmark, expressed as a percentage. UST indicates which U.S. Treasury security maturity is the relevant benchmark for each bond. EST Volume shows the number of bonds traded during the day. Notice also that prices are stated relative to a par value of $100. Assume all bonds have the same default premium. Fill in the value of The Blue Co.'s bonds. EST UST Coupon 8.25% Maturity 01-01-2026 Last Price $97.87 Last Yield 8.57% Spread 2.37 (Years) 10 Company Gadgetron Inc. Side Corp. Housing Co. Wizard Co. EST Volume (1000s) 59,725 52,930 46,932 5.80% 01-01-2021 $99.22 5.98% 0.58 5 8.98% 01-01-2026 8.37% 2.17 10 $104.07 $88.14 9.63% 01-01-2046 10.98% 4.03 30 45,120 The Blue Co. 4.13% 01-01-2021 6.26% 0.86 5 43,960 If you were to calculate the yield on a security with a 10-year U.S. Treasury security, the yield will be equal to Which bond is trading at a premium? Housing Co. Side Corp. Wizard Co. O The Blue Co