Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 15-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 5.9 percent. The

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Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 15-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 5.9 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 105 percent of par value, what is the YTM?

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...