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Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 6, Problem 10PROB
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A five-year zero-coupon bond with face value of $1,000 is currently selling for $621.
Zero coupon bonds or plain vanilla bonds are one which do not give regular interest income. These bonds are also known as discount bonds as the price of the bond is below their par value. These are simple bonds and give the par value of the bond at the end of the maturity period.
Yield to maturity (YTM) is the required
Where,
Where,
N = number of periods
M = Maturity or Face value
rd = rate of return
Vd = Value of the bond
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