are Yield to Maturity (YTM) and Yield to Call (YTC)? By calculating the present and future value of bonds‚ managers can make sound decisions about their potential strengths and weaknesses as investments. Answer the following questions in this week’s Discussion 2 thread: 1. What terms (or inputs) are needed to calculate yield to maturity (YTM)? How does this compare to calculating yield to call (YTC)? To calculate the YTM you will need to use Annual Interest‚ Par value‚ Market Price and
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10 Bond Prices and Yields 1. a. Catastrophe bond: Typically issued by an insurance company. They are similar to an insurance policy in that the investor receives coupons and par value‚ but takes a loss in part or all of the principal if a major insurance claim is filed against the issuer. This is provided in exchange for higher than normal coupons. b. Eurobond: They are bonds issued in the currency of one country but sold in other national markets. c. Zero-coupon bond: Zero-coupon bonds are
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download the data file named “Zero-Coupon Interest Rates - Analytical Series -2009 to current”. (2) Plot the zero-coupon yield curve on October 1‚ 2009. (3) Based on the yield curve on October 1‚ 2009‚ calculate the expected rates on zero-coupon bonds with one-quarter maturity that are to be sold on the first day of the quarter that starts one‚ two‚ three and four quarters from Oct 1‚ 2009 respectively‚ i.e. the first day of the first‚ second‚ third and fourth quarter of 2010. These expected rates
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Treasury Bond Yields ______________________________________________________________________ I. Introduction The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target interest rate from the historically low 1% to 1.25% at its meeting in June 2004. Macroeconomic theory tells us that long-term interest rates tend to move in the same direction‚ and generally in concert with‚ shortterm interest rates (Abel 2005). So‚ we would expect the yield on a long-term asset like the10year Treasury bond‚ which
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Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf The impact of bond rating changes on corporate bond prices: New evidence from the over-the-counter market Anthony D. May * Price College of Business‚ University of Oklahoma‚ 307 West Brooks‚ Norman‚ OK 73019‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t I study the information content of bond ratings changes using daily corporate bond data from TRACE. Abnormal bond returns over a two-day event window that includes the downgrade (upgrade)
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Wilcox Bond Yields‚ Returns‚ Risks‚ and Duration • • • • • Bonds and Loans Yields and Returns Price Volatility and Risk in Default-Free Bonds Measuring Interest Rate Risk Duration: Types‚ Calculation‚ Meaning‚ Uses • Next Time: Chapter 11 re: Duration Week # 2 January 28‚ 2014 1 Coming Soon! What We Did 1. 2. 3. 4. Week # 2 January 28‚ 2014 2 Yield to Maturity (YTM): A Result‚ Not a Cause! • YTM = percentage rate that equates (known) bond price to PV of
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Chapter 14 Bond Prices and Yields Multiple Choice Questions 1. The current yield on a bond is equal to ________. A. annual interest divided by the current market price B. the yield to maturity C. annual interest divided by the par value D. the internal rate of return E. none of the above A is current yield and is quoted as such in the financial press. Difficulty: Easy 2. If a 7% coupon bond is trading for $975.00‚ it has a current yield of ____________ percent. A. 7.00 B. 6.53 C. 7.24
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5 Bond Yields for Johnson & Johnson Objective: The case enables the student to gain insight into the financing activities of large corporations and to practice calculating bond prices and yields. Computations are carried out for annual and semiannual interest periods‚ and for fractional periods. Case Discussion: Johnson & Johnson is one of the leading pharmaceutical firms in the world. It is large and financially sophisticated. When it needs to borrow money‚ it sells bonds where
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BOND PROBLEM SOLUTIONS 1. Six years ago‚ The Corzine Company sold a 20-year bond issue with a 14 percent annual coupon rate and a 9 percent call premium. Today‚ Corzine called the bonds. The bonds originally were sold at their face value of $1‚000. Compute the realized rate of return for investors who purchased the bonds when they were issued and who surrender them today in exchange for the call price. PV = 1000; N = 6; PMT = 140; FV = 1090; CPT I/Y I/Y = 15.02% 2. You just purchased
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Bonds and Their Valuation After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • List the four main classifications of bonds and differentiate among them. • Identify the key characteristics common to all bonds. • Calculate the value of a bond with annual or semiannual interest payments. • Explain why the market value of an outstanding fixed-rate bond will fall when interest rates rise on new bonds of equal risk‚ or vice versa. • Calculate the current yield
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