A STRIPS traded on May 1, 2017, matures in 18 years on May 1, 2035. Assuming a yield to maturity of 5.6 percent, what is the STRIPS price? (Use Excel to answer this question. Enter your answer as a percentage of par value. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)
here it is not mentioned that STRIPS is a annually or semi-annually compounding, first I will do with annually
what is the STRIPS price (using excel formula) when it is annual compouding
=PV(rate,nper,pmt,fv)
=PV(5.6%,18,0,-1000)
=375.0157
price as % of par value=375.0157/1000=37.5016%
what is the STRIPS price (using excel formula) when it is semi-annual compouding
=PV(rate,nper,pmt,fv)
=PV(5.6%/2,18*2,0,-1000)
=370.0393
price as % of par value=370.0393/1000=37.0039%
the above is answer..
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