Questions from Financial Markets


Q: A $1,000 par bond with an annual coupon has

A $1,000 par bond with an annual coupon has only one year until maturity. Its current yield is 6.713%, and its yield to maturity is 10%. What is the price of the bond?

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Q: A one-year discount bond with a face value of $

A one-year discount bond with a face value of $1,000 was purchased for $900. What is the yield to maturity? What is the yield on a discount basis? (See Chapters 3 and 12.)

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Q: A 10-year $1,000 par value bond has

A 10-year $1,000 par value bond has a 9% semiannual coupon and a nominal yield to maturity of 8.8%. What is the price of the bond?

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Q: Your company owns the following bonds: /

Your company owns the following bonds: If general interest rates rise from 8% to 8.5%, what is the approximate change in the value of the portfolio?

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Q: A bond makes an annual $80 interest payment (8%

A bond makes an annual $80 interest payment (8% coupon). The bond has five years before it matures, at which time it will pay $1,000. Assuming a discount rate of 10%, what should be the price of the b...

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Q: A zero-coupon bond has a par value of $1

A zero-coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and matures in 20 years. Investors require a 10% annual return on these bonds. For what price should the bond sell? (Note: Zero-coupon bonds do not pay int...

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Q: Consider the two bonds described below: /

Consider the two bonds described below: a. If both bonds had a required return of 8%, what would the bonds’ prices be? b. Describe what it means if a bond sells at a discount, a p...

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Q: How does risk sharing benefit both financial intermediaries and private investors?

How does risk sharing benefit both financial intermediaries and private investors?

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Q: What is a sinking fund? Do investors like bonds that contain

What is a sinking fund? Do investors like bonds that contain this feature? Why?

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Q: Describe the two ways whereby capital market securities pass from the issuer

Describe the two ways whereby capital market securities pass from the issuer to the public.

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