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the coupon rate of a bond equals |
a defined percentage of its face value |
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periodic receipts of interest by the bondholder are known as |
coupon payments |
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as the coupon rate of a bond increases, the bonds |
interest payments increase |
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assume a bond is currently selling at par value. what will happen if the bonds expected cash flows are discounted at a rate lower than the bonds coupon rate |
the price of the bond will increase |
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when an investor purchases a 1,00 par value bond that was quoted at 97.162 the investor |
pays 97.162% of face value for the bond |
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how much does the 1,000 to be received upon a bonds maturity in 4 years add to the bonds price if the appropriate discount rate is 6% |
792.09 1,000/1.06^4 |
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what happens to a discount bond as the time to maturity decreases |
the bond price increases |
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how much should you pay for a 1,000 bond with 10% coupon, annual payments, and 5 years to maturity if the interest rate is 12%? |
927.90 |
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how much would an investor expect to pay for a 1,000 par value bond with a 9% annual coupon that matures in 5 years if the interest rate is 7% |
1082.00 |
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which of the following statements is correct for a 10% coupon bond that has a current yield of 7% |
the bonds maturity value is lower than the bonds price |
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if an investor purchases a bond when its current yield is higher than the coupon rate, then the bonds price will be expected to |
increase over time, reaching par value at maturity |
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the current yield of a bond can be calculated by |
dividing the annual coupon payment by the price |
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what is the current yield of a bond with a 6% coupon, 4 years until maturity, and a price quote of 84 |
7.14 |
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a bonds par value can also be called its |
face value |
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how does a bond dealer generate profits when trading bonds |
by maintaining bid prices lower than ask prices |
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the discount rate that makes the present value of a bonds payments equal to its price is termed the |
yield to maturity |
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what is the coupon rate for a bond with 3 years until maturity, a price of 1,053.45 and a yield to maturity of 6%? interest is paid annually |
8% |
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what is the yield to maturity for a bond paying 100 annually that has 6 years until maturity and sells for 1,000 |
10% |
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consider a 3 year bond with a par value of 1,000 and an 8% annual coupon. if interest rates change form 8 to 6% the bonds price will |
increase by 53.46 |
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which one of the following bond values will change when interest rates change |
the present value |
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what happens to the coupon rate of a 1,000 face value bond that pays 80 annual in interest if market interest rates change from 9 to 10% |
the coupon rate remains at 8% |
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which one of the following is fixed for the life of a given bond |
coupon rate |
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what is the rate of return for an investor who pays 1054.57 for a 3 year bond with a coupon of 6.5% and sells the bond 1 year late for 1037.19 |
4.53 |
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if a bond investors rate of return for a particular period equaled the bonds coupon rate, then during that period, the bonds price |
remained constant |
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what is the relationship between a bondholders rate of return and the bonds yield to maturity if he does not hold the bond until it matures |
there is no predetermined relationship between the rate of return and the yield to maturity |