Problem $7-30$ Holding Period Yield $($LO$2)$

The YTM on a bond is the interest rate you earn on your investment if interest rates don't change. If you actually sell the bond before it matures, your realized return is known as the holding period yield $($HPY$).($Round the final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

a$.$ Suppose that today you buy an $8\mathrm{.}1\%$ annual coupon bond for $$1,070.$ The bond has $19$ years to maturity. What rate of return do you expect to earn on your investment?

Expected rate of return

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b$-1.$ Two years from now, the YTM on your bond has declined by $1\%,$ and you decide to sell. What price will your bond sell for? $($Omit $ sign in your response.$)$

Bond price $

b$-2.$ What is the HPY on your investment?

HPY

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