Yield to maturity is the rate at which investor earns if it holds till maturity. | ||||||||||||
Yield to maturity | = | Average Income /Average Investment | Where, | |||||||||
= | (Coupon+(Par Value-Current Price)/Life)/((Current Price+Par Value)/2) | Par Value | $ 1,000.00 | |||||||||
= | (80+(1000-1072.62)/6)/((1072.62+1000)/2) | Current Price | $ 1,072.62 | |||||||||
= | 6.55% | Period | 6 | |||||||||
Coupon Interest | 80 | |||||||||||
Thus, | ||||||||||||
Approximate annual yield to maturity is 6.55% | ||||||||||||
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