The £15 coupon bond pays a coupon of 4% per year, paid semi-annually. It has 2 years to maturity. If the current Yield-to-Maturity is 3.5% semi-annually, what is the price of the bond?    The Yield-to-Maturity of bond surges 300 basis points. Recalculate the price of the bond.  What is the Holding Period Return recorded on the bond position over the past year?

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The £15 coupon bond pays a coupon of 4% per year, paid semi-annually. It has 2 years to maturity. If the current Yield-to-Maturity is 3.5% semi-annually, what is the price of the bond?  

 The Yield-to-Maturity of bond surges 300 basis points. Recalculate the price of the bond. 

  1. What is the Holding Period Return recorded on the bond position over the past year? 
  2. What is the Profit-and-Loss recorded on the bond position in (£)? 
  3. Record the result of new bond in the T-accounts. 
  4. If your result is a loss, please discuss if the bank has enough equity capital to support that loss. 
  5. Please discuss the Basel Capital accords. Focus particularly on capital requirements and their calculation. 
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The £15 coupon bond pays a coupon of 4% per year, paid semi-annually. It has 2 years to maturity. If the current Yield-to-Maturity is 3.5% semi-annually, what is the price of the bond?  

 The Yield-to-Maturity of bond surges 300 basis points. Recalculate the price of the bond. 

  1. What is the Holding Period Return recorded on the bond position over the past year? 
  2. What is the Profit-and-Loss recorded on the bond position in (£)? 
  3. Record the result of new bond in the T-accounts. 
  4. If your result is a loss, please discuss if the bank has enough equity capital to support that loss. 
  5. Please discuss the Basel Capital accords. Focus particularly on capital requirements and their calculation. 
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