Chapter 4: Q.15 (page 134)
Calculate the present value of a $1,300 discount bond with seven years to maturity if the yield to maturity is 8%.
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The present value of bond is $758.53
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Chapter 4: Q.15 (page 134)
Calculate the present value of a $1,300 discount bond with seven years to maturity if the yield to maturity is 8%.
The present value of bond is $758.53
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The U.S. Treasury issues some bonds as Treasury Inflation Indexed Securities, or TIIS, which are bonds adjusted for inflation; hence the yields can be roughly interpreted as real interest rates. Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on the following TIIS bonds and their nominal counterparts. Then answer the questions below.
a. Following the Great Recession of 2008– 2009, the 5-, 7-, 10-, and even the 20-year TIIS yields became negative for a period of time. How is this possible?
b. Using the most recent data available, calculate the difference between the yields for each of the pairs of bonds (DGS5 – DFII5, etc.) listed above. What does this difference represent?
c. Based on your answer to part (b), are there significant variations among the differences in the bond-pair yields? Interpret the magnitude of the variation in differences among the pairs.
What is the formula used to calculate the yield to maturity on a 20-year coupon bond with a current yield of 12% and \(1,000 face value that sells for \)2,500
Suppose today you buy a coupon bond that you plan to sell one year later. Which part of the rate of return formula incorporates future changes into the bond’s price?
Which \(10,000 bond has the higher yield to maturity, a 20-year bond selling for \)8,000 with a current yield of 20% or a 1-year bond selling for $8,000 with a current yield of 10%?
Retired persons often have much of their wealth placed in savings accounts and other interest-bearing investments and complain whenever interest rates are low. Do they have a valid complaint?
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