Question

Miller Corporation has a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond pays a coupon of 6.5 percent, has a YTM of 5.3 percent, and has 13 years to maturity. The Modigliani Company has a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond pays a coupon of 5.3 percent, has a YTM of 6.5 percent, and also has 13 years to maturity. Both bonds have a par value of $1,000. If interest rates remain unchanged, what do you expect the price of these bonds to be 1 year from now? In 3 years? In 8 years? In 12 years? In 13 years? What’s going on here?

Illustrate your answers by graphing bond prices versus time to maturity.?

Answer 1