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What happen when the yield to maturity on a bond is greater than the coupon rate?

When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.


If you have a 10 percent coupon bond with 19 years left to maturity the bonds make annual payments and currently sells for 1102.05 what is the YTM?

A bond that pays 1 coupon(s) of 10% per year, that has a market value of $1,102.05, and that matures in 19 years will have a yield to maturity of 8.87%. What does it mean? Well, bond investors don't just buy only newly issued bonds (on the primary market) but can also buy previously issued bonds from other investors (on the secondary market). Depending on whether a bond on the secondary market is bought at a discount or premium, the actual rate of return can be greater or lower than the quoted annual coupon rate. This is why bond investors need to look at YTM, which measures the bond's yield from the day the investor buys it to the day it expires, when the principal is paid to the bondholder.


When does coupon rate exceed coupon yield?

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Can you compute the price of a 5-year zero coupon bond from 2 5 year coupon bonds?

If the 2 5 years are exactly the same with the exception of having coupons (same lender, same claims, same everything) then yes you should be able to. The trick is finding the right yield curve and discounting everything back to the present value. The coupons can be treated as mini zero-coupon bonds in their own right.


What is the promised yield to maturity calculation assumes?

The promised yield to maturity calculation assumes

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If a bond with face value of 1100 and a coupon rate of 8 is selling at a price of 970 is the bond's yield to maturity more or less than 8 and what is the current yield?

When a bond sells at a discount, the yield is higher than the coupon rate. Your income is 1,100 x 8% = 88. You invested 970. 88/970 = 9.07% yield.


If a coupon bond is selling at par does the current yield equal its yield to maturity?

Yield usually refers to yield to maturity. If a bond is trading at par it usually means the yield to maturity is equal to the coupon.


What are the different types of yields on bonds?

* yield to worst (to maturity or to call date) * current yield * coupon yield


What happen when the yield to maturity on a bond is greater than the coupon rate?

When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.


When a bonds yield to maturity is greater than the bonds coupon rate the bond?

When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.


If a bond's yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate does the bond's current yield must also exceed its coupon rate?

No......The price of the bonds will be less than par or 1,000.....


A 6-year Circular File bond pays interest of 80 annually and sells for 950 What are its coupon rate current yield and yield to maturity?

Bond Pricing. A 6 year circular file bond pays interest of $80 annually, and sells for $950. What are its coupon rate, Current yield, and yield maturity?


Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bond-holder's required rate of return?

Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bondholder's required rate of return?


What is usually a better investment- a coupon bond or discount bond?

Coupon bond= pay $A now. receive future periodic coupon and at maturity receive face value Discount bond= pay $B now. receive nothing until maturity where you receive face value. B is always less than A. That is, you pay less upfront investing in Discount Bond compared to Coupon Bond. But, you don't receive periodic cash flow by investing in Discount Bond. So clearly which is better depends on how much money you have at present and your expectation of future interest rate (going up or down). If you expect interest rate/yield to go down in the future, then clearly you don't want to be sitting on a pile of money and earn meager interest on it. This is called re-investment risk. You risk having unfavorable interest rate to re-invest the cash flow (coupon) you'll get in future. In this case, locking in the current interest rate/yield by buying discount bond is preferable. The same logic apply if you expect interest rate/yield is going to rise, in which case buying a coupon bond is preferable since you can re-invest the cash flow (coupon) you'll get in future at a higher rate. You can't do so with Discount Bond coz you receive no payment and the interest/yield is locked.


What is book yield?

The "book yield" is a measure of a bond's recurring realized investment income that combines both the bond's coupon return plus its amortization. It is defined as the bond's Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of all its cash flows. The following example illustrates the concept of book yield. A $100 par bond having a 5% coupon to be paid annually at year end is purchased for a $95 purchase price at the beginning of the year. The bond is set to mature in three years. In this example, the book yield will be greater than the 5% coupon on the discount bond as the investor will receive both the 5% coupon and the difference between purchase price and maturity value (an additional $5). The book yield at purchase will be 6.90%, which is the internal rate of return or IRR of the cash flows. The $5 discount is amortized into income over the life of the bond and the book value of the bond is increased until it reaches its par value of $100 at maturity.


Is the coupon rate or yield rate paid on a bond?

Coupon rate


How does the yield to maturity on a bond differ from the coupon yield or current yield?

The rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until the end of its lifetime. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond's current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond's current yield. YTM is a complex but accurate calculation of a bond's return that helps investors compare bonds with different maturities and coupons.