In July 2015 you purchase a Treasury bond with a face value of AUD 10000, a trading
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In July 2015 you purchase a Treasury bond with a face value of AUD 10000, a trading yield of 5.25% per annum and a coupon rate of 6.5% per annum. The bond makes semi-annual coupon payments and will mature on July 2021. You sell the bond in January 2017, when the trading yield was 6.00% per annum. During the holding period the coupons were reinvested at 5.50% per annum. What is the holding period yield of this bond?
Group of answer choices3.98%
3.45%
3.65%
3.12%
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