Two bonds have the following terms: Bond A Principal ...$1,000 Coupon ...8% Maturity ...10 years Bond B

Question:

Two bonds have the following terms:

Bond A

Principal ...$1,000

Coupon ...8%

Maturity ...10 years

Bond B

Principal ...$1,000

Coupon ...7.6%

Maturity ...10 years

Bond B has an additional feature: It may be redeemed at par after five years (i.e., it has a put feature). Both bonds were initially sold for their face amounts (i.e., $1,000).

a) If interest rates fall to 7 percent, what will be the price of each bond?

b) If interest rates rise to 9 percent, what will be the decline in the price of each bond from its initial price?

c) Given your answers to questions (a) and (b), what is the trade-off implied by the put option in bond B?

d) Bond B requires the investor to forgo $4 a year (i.e., $40 if the bond is in existence for ten years). If interest rates are 8 percent, what is the present value of this forgone interest? If the bond had lacked the put feature but had a coupon of 7.6 percent and a term to maturity of ten years, it would sell for $973.16 when interest rates were 8 percent. What, then, is the implied cost of the put option?

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a... Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...