How much would an investor lose the first year if she purchased a 30-year zero-coupon bond with a $1,000 par value and a yield to maturity of 11.40% only to see market interest rates increase to 13.40% one year later?

You purchased a zero-coupon bond one year ago for $277.33. The market interest rate is now 8 percent. Assume semiannual compounding. If the bond had 17 years to maturity when you originally purchased it, what was your total return for the past year? Assume a par value of $1,000. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Total return for the past year %

Suppose an investor sells 100 stocks by short selling for 6 months, the stock price is 30 yuan, and the annual interest rate of 6 months is fixed at 3%. How can I use forward contracts to avoid risks? What is the execution price? Please analyze if the stock price rises to 35 yuan or falls to 25 yuan after 6 months of hedging, what are the losses of this investor?

How much would you pay for a perpetual bond that pays an annual coupon of $200 per year and yields on competing instruments are 10%? You would pay $ 2000. (Round your response to the nearest penny) If competing yields are expected to change to 12%, what is the current yield on this same bond assuming that you paid $2,000? The current yield is 10%. (Round your response to the nearest integer.) If you sell this bond in exactly one year, having paid $2,000, and received exactly one coupon payment, what is your total return if competing yields are 12%? Your total return is %. (Round your response to two decimal places)

What is the present value of a security that will pay $17,000 in 20 years if securities of equal risk pay 8% annually? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

What is the present value of a security that will pay $10,000 in 20 years if securities of equal risk pay 5% annually? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

What is the value today of zero coupon bond that matures in 21 years and has a par value of $1000 if the required rate of return is 5.87%? Assume annual discounting

Ruth Hornsby is looking to invest in a three-year bond that makes semiannual coupon payments at a rate of 6.19 percent. If these bonds have a market price of $891.84, what yield to maturity and effective annual yield can she expect to earn?

You buy a 20-year bond with a coupon rate of 9.2% that has a yield to maturity of 10.7%. (Assume a face value of $1,000 and semiannual coupon payments.) Six months later, the yield to maturity is 11.7%. What is your return over the 6 months? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.

2. An investor buys a 10 year $10,000, 8% coupon, semiannual pay bond for $9,100. He sells it three years later, just after receiving the sixth coupon payment, when its yield to maturity is 5.6%. What would be the bond price at the time of sale?