Yield to Maturity, Yield to Call
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Laser Industries has just issued callable ten-year, 8% coupon bonds with semi-annual coupon payments. The bonds can be called at 102 in three years or anytime thereafter on a coupon payment date. The current bond price is 99. For an investment today in these bonds (assuming no transaction costs):
a. What is an investor's Yield to Maturity?
b. What is an investor's Yield to Call?
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Yield to Maturity and Yield to Call of a bond have been calculated.
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Laser Industries has just issued callable ten-year, 8% coupon bonds with semi-annual coupon payments. The bonds can be called at 102 in three years or anytime thereafter on a coupon payment date. The current bond price is 99. For an investment today in these bonds (assuming no transaction costs):
a. What is an investor's Yield to Maturity?
Yield to maturity
Yield to maturity can be calculated using Excel worksheet function RATE
Data
No of years to maturity= 10
Coupon rate= 8.00%
Face value= $1,000
Frequency = S Semi annual coupon payments
Redemption (Maturity) value = ...
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