The price today of a one-year zero coupon bond with face value £100 is £98. The price today of a two year 5% coupon bond (annual coupon payments) with face value £100 is £103. What is the price of a two-year zero coupon bond with face value £100?
We can find the YTM of zero-coupon bond with 1 year to maturity and use the same YTM to find the price of a zero-coupon bond with 2 years to maturity.
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N = 1 (The Bond is 1 year to maturity)
PV = -98 (The present value of the bond is $98)
FV = 100 (The Face value of bond is $100)
CPT + I/Y = 2.0408%
Using the same YTM to find the price of 2 years zero-coupon bond
N = 2 (The Bond is 2 years to maturity)
FV = 100 (The Face value of the bond is $100)
I/Y = 2.0408%
CPT + PV = 96.04
The price of the bond is 96.04
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