The YTM on a bond is the interest rate you earn on your investment if interest rates don’t change. If you actually sell the bond before it matures, your realized return is known as the holding period yield (HPY).
Requirement:
1. Suppose that today you buy a bond with an annual coupon rate of 8% for $1,170. The bond has 16 years to maturity. What rate of return do you expect to earn on your investment? Assume a par value of $1,000.
2. Two years from now, the YTM on your bond has declined by 1%, and you decide to sell.
A) What price will your bond sell for?
B) What is the HPY on your investment?

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andromache andromache · Answer 1 · 2020-10-08T10:42:00+02:00

Answer and Explanation:

The computation of each part is to be shown in the attachment. The one statement is of final values and the other one is of formula sheet.

This one applied for all the things which need to be find out

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We use the RATE formula for determining the rate of return and the same is to be considered

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