Bond pricing & yield worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
years012345P = ?€1 000

A zero-coupon bond pays €1 000 in 5 years and nothing before. The yield to maturity is 6% per year. Find the price P of the bond.

F = €1 000n = 5YTM = 6%
P = €
2.Easy
years0123…8€30€30€30 + €1 000P = ?

A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays an annual coupon of 3% and matures in 8 years. The yield to maturity is 8%. Find the price P of the bond.

F = €1 000coupon = 3%YTM = 8%n = 8
P = €
3.Medium
half-years0123…18€25€25€25 + €1 000P = ?

A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays a 5% annual coupon in two half-yearly payments and matures in 9 years. The yield to maturity is 5.5% per year. Find the price P of the bond.

F = €1 000coupon = 5%YTM = 5.5%n = 9
P = €
4.Medium
years0123…10P€40€40€40 + €1 000

A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays an annual coupon of 4% and matures in 10 years. Its yield to maturity changes from 3% to 4.5%. By how much ΔP does the bond price change?

F = €1 000coupon = 4%n = 10y1 = 3%y2 = 4.5%
ΔP = €
5.Hard
years01234567€890€40€40 + €1 000

A bond with a face value of €1 000 and an annual coupon of 4% matures in 7 years and sells for €890. Find its yield to maturity YTM in percent.

F = €1 000coupon = 4%n = 7P = €890
YTM = %
6.Hard
years0123…9€1 150€60€60 + €1 000

A bond with a face value of €1 000 and an annual coupon of 6% matures in 9 years and sells for €1 150. Find its yield to maturity YTM in percent.

F = €1 000coupon = 6%n = 9P = €1 150
YTM = %

Answer key

  1. 1. P = 747.3 €
  2. 2. P = 712.7 €
  3. 3. P = 964.9 €
  4. 4. ΔP = −124.9 €
  5. 5. YTM = 5.968 %
  6. 6. YTM = 3.984 %

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