Please see the midterm information as follows:If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

1]Instructions:You will find an existing company to sale the bond /investment to prepare this midterm. Also, please follow the provided instruction to prepare your midterm.

2] PPT Slides:

Slide 1 : Cover Page - your name, date of exam and campus

Slide 2 : Introduction -- search type(s) of your investment(s) and briefly explain the reason by choosing it.

Slide 3 : Find an expected rate of return by either using "Trial and Error" or "Formula" from text book.

Slide 4 : Calculate the Fair Valueof a coupon bond (see page 78 and example3 - 4) as reference.

Slide 5 : Calculate the semi-annual yield to maturity (seepage 80 and example3 - 5) as reference.

Slide 6 : Calculate the duration of a bond with table (see page 93 and table 3 - 7) as reference.

Slide 7 : Conclusion -- it should be overall of you opinion based on your analysis --- not recall the calculation in this slide

Slide 8 : Recommendation - you future plan on your investment after your analysis

Slide 9 : References