A 4.25 percent coupon bond with eight years left to maturity is offered for sale at $983.36. What yield to maturity is the bond offering? (Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and par value is $1,000.)
Yield to maturity is the yield earned by an investor when it holds investment till its maturity. | |||||||||
Yield to maturity | = | =rate(nper,pmt,-pv,fv)*2 | |||||||
= | 4.50% | ||||||||
Where, | |||||||||
nper | Number of period | 8*2 | = | 16 | |||||
pmt | Coupon payment | 1000*4.25%*6/12 | = | $ 21.25 | |||||
pv | Current price | = | $ 983.36 | ||||||
fv | Face value | $ 1,000.00 | |||||||
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