A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays an annual coupon of 4% and trades at €1 090. Find its current yield CY in percent.
Bond pricing & yield worksheet with answers
A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays an annual coupon of 6% and matures in 9 years. The yield to maturity is 3.5%. Find the price P of the bond.
A bond with a face value of €1 000 matures in 8 years and pays annual coupons. It sells for €1 103 when the yield to maturity is 3.5%. Find the coupon rate c in percent.
A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays a 7% annual coupon in two half-yearly payments and matures in 7 years. The yield to maturity is 3% per year. Find the price P of the bond.
A bond with 12 years to maturity (face value €1 000, annual coupon 9%) sells for €1 204. The issuer can call it in 6 years at a call price of €1 090. Find the yield to call YTC in percent.
A bond with 10 years to maturity (face value €1 000, annual coupon 9%) sells for €1 067. The issuer can call it in 3 years at a call price of €1 090. Find the yield to call YTC in percent.
Answer key
- 1. CY = 3.67 %
- 2. P = 1190 €
- 3. c = 4.998 %
- 4. P = 1251 €
- 5. YTC = 6.122 %
- 6. YTC = 9.092 %
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