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Problem 13-09

Evaluate the following pure-yield pickup swap: You currently hold a 20-year, AA-rated, 8.5% coupon bond priced to yield 11.0%. As a swap candidate, you are considering a 20-year, AA-rated, 10.0% coupon bond priced to yield 11.5%. (Assume reinvestment at 11.0%, $1,000 par value, semiannual coupons.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your monetary answers to the nearest cent and percentage answers and value of swap to two decimal places. You may use Appendix C to answer the questions.

	Current Bond	Candidate Bond
Dollar investment	$	$
Annual coupon	$	$
i on one coupon	$	$
Principal value at year end	$	$
Total accrued	$	$
Realized compound yield	%	%

Value of swap: basis points in one year

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