A twenty-year government bond with a face value of 120$ makes annual coupon payments of 1% and offers a yield of 8% annually compounded. Suppose that one year later the bond yields at 1%. a) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results. Instead, suppose now that one year later the bond yields at 5.5%. b) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.
A twenty-year government bond with a face value of 120$ makes annual coupon payments of 1% and offers a yield of 8% annually compounded. Suppose that one year later the bond yields at 1%. a) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results. Instead, suppose now that one year later the bond yields at 5.5%. b) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.
Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return
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A twenty-year government bond with a face value of 120$ makes annual coupon payments of 1% and offers a yield of 8% annually compounded.
Suppose that one year later the bond yields at 1%.
a) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.
Instead, suppose now that one year later the bond yields at 5.5%.
b) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.
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