Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a. The shorter the time to maturity, the greater the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in interest rates, other things held constant.     b. You hold two bonds. One is a 10-year, zero coupon, bond and the other is a 10-year bond that pays a 6% annual coupon. The same market rate, 6%, applies to both bonds. If the market rate rises from the current level, the zero coupon bond will experience the smaller percentage decline.     c. You hold two bonds, a 10-year, zero coupon, issue and a 10-year bond that pays a 6% annual coupon. The same market rate, 6%, applies to both bonds. If the market rate rises from its current level, the zero coupon bond will experience the larger percentage decline.     d. The longer the time to maturity, the smaller the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in interest rates.     e. The time to maturity does not affect the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in interest rates.

Bond A is a premium bond with a 9 percent coupon. Bond B is a 5 percent coupon bond currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments, have a YTM of 6 percent, and have five years to maturity. The face value is $1000 for both bonds. a. Why is the capital gain yield of the premium bond different from that of the discount bond? Which bond is better in terms of yields? b. What is the holding period return for each bond, if both bonds are held over the next year and sold at the year ned?

Bond X is a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond has a coupon rate of 8.2 percent, a YTM of 6.2 percent, and has 15 years to maturity. Bond Y is a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond has a coupon rate of 6.2 percent, a YTM of 8.2 percent, and also has 15 years to maturity. Assume the interest rates remain unchanged and both bonds have a par value of $1,000. a. What are the prices of these bonds today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in one year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in three years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) d. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in eight years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2…

A 20-year bond has a coupon rate of 8 percent, and another bond of the same maturity has a coupon rate of 15 percent. If the bonds are alike in all other respects, which will have the greater relative market price decline if interest rates increase sharply? Why?

a. What is the duration of a two-year bond that pays an annual coupon of 11.5 percent and has a current yield to maturity of 13.5 percent? Use $1,000 as the face value. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (e.g., 32.1616)) b. What is the duration of a two-year zero-coupon bond that is yielding 11.5 percent? Use $1,000 as the face value. a. Duration b. Duration years years

1.   What is the yield to maturity on the following bonds; all have a maturity of 10 years, a face value of 2000, and a coupon rate of 4 percent (paid semiannually). The bond's current prices are:   a. $1,180   b. $ 2,400   c. Explain the relationship between yield to maturity and bond prices.

Suppose that a bond pays semiannual coupons in the sequence 25, 30, 25, 35, 25, 40, ..., 25, 85. If the redemption value is 2500 dollars and the yield rate is 8.6 percent convertible semiannually, what is the price of the bond? Answer= dollars.

Bond P is a premium bond with a 10 percent coupon. Bond D is a 6 percent coupon bond currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments, have a YTM of 8 percent, and have five years to maturity. (Assume par value of K1,000)(i) What is the current yield for Bond P and Bond D?(ii) If interest rates remain unchanged, what is the expected capital gains yield over the next year for Bond P? For Bond D?(iii)Explain your answers and the interrelationship among the various types of yields.

Which statements is INCORRECT? Treasury bonds (T-bond) have maturities up to 30 years A coupon bond is called a discount bond when its market price is less than its fair price A bond's yield to maturity (YTM) is the return an investor earns if holding the bond until its maturity Treasury bills (T-bill) have maturities up to one year

Consider two bonds, a 3-year bond paying annual coupons at 5% and a 10-year bond also paying annual coupons at 5%. Coupons are paid annually (not semiannually). Both are currently trading at par (i.e., price = face value). A. What must be the current discount rate for these bonds? B. Suppose that the discount rate for these bonds suddenly rise to 9%. What is the new price of the 3-year bond? What is the new price of the 10-year bond? C. Compare the price changes (i.e., the current price of $1,000 vs. the new bond price from Part B) of two bonds. Determine whether long-term or short-term bonds are more sensitive to interest rate fluctuation.