A bond with a 7% coupon rate makes payments on January 15 and July 15 of each year 182-day coupon period). On January 30, the ask price for the bond was reported as 100:02. On April 15, it was selling at an ask price of 101:04. What is the bond's invoice price on January 30? If you purchased the bond from a dealer on April 15, what price would you have to pay for it? (Note: Bond quotes are always at a percentage of the face value. Therefore, 103:05 must be read as 103.05% of face value, so the quoted price is 51,030.5.)

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A bond with a 7% coupon rate makes payments on January 15 and July 15 of each year
(182-day coupon period). On January 30, the ask price for the bond was reported as
100:02. On April 15, it was selling at an ask price of 101:04. What is the bond's invoice
price on January 30? If you purchased the bond from a dealer on April 15, what price
would you have to pay for it? (Note: Bond quotes are always at a percentage of the face
value. Therefore, 103:05 must be read as 103.05% of face value, so the quoted price is
$1,030.5.)
Transcribed Image Text:A bond with a 7% coupon rate makes payments on January 15 and July 15 of each year (182-day coupon period). On January 30, the ask price for the bond was reported as 100:02. On April 15, it was selling at an ask price of 101:04. What is the bond's invoice price on January 30? If you purchased the bond from a dealer on April 15, what price would you have to pay for it? (Note: Bond quotes are always at a percentage of the face value. Therefore, 103:05 must be read as 103.05% of face value, so the quoted price is $1,030.5.)
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