Exam 6: Bonds

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A $1000 bond is redeemable at par in 20 years.The bond is callable at the end of 10 years at 1100.The price of the bond to yield j2 = 5% is • $1125.51 assuming the bond is held to maturity • $1138.97 assuming the bond is called at 10 years Which of the following statements is true? (I)If you pay $1125.51 and bond is called after 10 years,the yield will exceed j2 = 5% (II)If you pay $1138.97 and bond is called after 10 years,the yield will be less than j2 = 5%

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A $1000 bond paying semi-annual coupons of $35 is redeemable at par on October 30,2014.It was purchased on June 23,2010 at a price that yields j2 = 8%.Determine the clean (or market)price,Q.The day counts for April 30,June 23,and October 30 are day are 120,174,and 303 respectively.

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A $2,000 bond was purchased between bond coupon dates for a purchase price (full price)of $2500.29.The accrued interest on the date of sale was $53.70.What is the market quote per $100 (q)on the date of sale?

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A $25,000 par value bond pays semi-annual coupons at j2 = 7%.The book value of the bond after 14 coupons to yield j2 = 8% is $23,679.50.What is the book value after the next coupon (after the 15th coupon)?

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A $4000 accumulation bond (compound interest bond)pays interest at j2 = 8% and is redeemable for $4100 in 10-years.It is bought to yield j2 = 7%.What is the price of this bond?

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Jim buys an 8-year $10,000 bond,redeemable at 101.5,with a coupon rate of j2 = 6%.He pays $10,080 for the bond.Jim sells the coupons to Tim,who wishes to yield j2 = 5.5% and sells the remaining strip bond to Kim,who wishes to yield j12 = 6%.What is Jim's profit?

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A 20 year bond with semi-annual coupons at j2 = 7% is bought at a premium to yield j2 = 6% If the book value adjustment portion of the coupon paid at the end of 2 years is $30,what is the book value adjustment portion of the coupon paid at the end of 8 years?

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A $1000 bond,paying semi-annual coupons at j2 = 7%,is redeemable in 5 years.It is purchased for $966.20 to yield j2 = 8%.What is the bond redeemable at? (Answer to the nearest whole number. )

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An XYZ Corporation $2000 bond,paying bond interest at j2= 8%,matures at par on September 1,2023.What did a buyer pay for this bond on July 20,2015,if the market quotation was 104.75?

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A n-year bond with face value F,has a coupon rate equal to the yield rate,r = i.The bond is redeemable at C,where C < F.What can you say about the price,P,that an investor would pay for the bond?

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A $1000 par value 10-year bond with coupons at j2 = x%,is redeemable at 105.The price of this bond to yield j2 =10% is $919.15.Determine x.

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A $1000 bond,with semi-annual coupons of $35,matures at par on June 1,2015.It was purchased on June 1,2005 at 105 and sold on June 1,2010 at 97.What yield rate,j2,is earned using the method of averages?

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John buys a $2000 bond that is redeemable at 102 in 5 years.It pays semi-annual coupons at j2 = 4%.John pays $1970.20 for the bond.Using the method of averages,what is the yield rate j2?

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A $1000 bond is redeemable at par in 10 years and is callable at par after 7 years.The price of the bond to yield j2 = 10% is • $982.37 assuming the bond is held to maturity • $975.48 assuming the bond is called after 7 years Which of the following statements is true?

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A $1000 bond pays semi-annual coupons of $60.The bond is bought for $1080 on October 16,2010 (no coupon is paid that day)and is sold for $1050 on April 16,2015 (just after the coupon is paid that day).Using the method of averages,what is the yield rate,j2,earned over the period?

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A bond dealer buys $1,000,000 of a new issue of Government of Canada 10 year bonds (paying semi-annual coupons)for $1,000,000.The coupons are stripped and sold immediately for $483,517.93.If the remaining strip bond is redeemed at par in 10 years,what yield rate j2 does the dealer earn?

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A bond paying semi-annual coupons and maturing in 3 years has a price of $765.31 if the yield rate is j2 = 15%.The write-up in the book value in the last period is $46.51.What is the coupon paid each period,Fr?

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A $100 bond paying coupons at j2 = 8% is redeemable at par in 15 years,and callable at 110 from years 5 to 10.What is the maximum purchase price an investor would be willing to pay which would guarantee a yield of j2 = 9%?

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Bill Jones purchases a $1000 bond for $750.76.The bond is redeemable at par in 10 years and pays semi-annual coupons at j2 = 6%.He sells the coupons to Sam Smith at a price to yield Sam Smith j2 = 8%.What is the yield rate j2 earned by Bill Jones? (Answer to the nearest 0.10%)

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A $10,000 bond is redeemable at par in 5 years.When the yield rate is j2 = 12%,the purchase price is $8527.98.What is the coupon rate,j2?

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