A fixed-income analyst, Sean, observes a 7-year, 8% semiannual-pay bond. the face amount is ¥1,000. He believes that the yield-to-maturity (YTM) on a semiannual bond basis should be 12.29%. Based on this yield estimate, the price of this bond would be   A.   ¥942.73.   B.   ¥900.89.   C.   ¥828.39.   D.   ¥802.40.

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A fixed-income analyst, Sean, observes a 7-year, 8% semiannual-pay bond. the face amount is ¥1,000. He believes that the yield-to-maturity (YTM) on a semiannual bond basis should be 12.29%. Based on this yield estimate, the price of this bond would be

 

A.

 

¥942.73.

 

B.

 

¥900.89.

 

C.

 

¥828.39.

 

D.

 

¥802.40.

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 A Bond is an instrument that represents the loan that is made by the investor to the company and after a certain period of time, the company has to return the amount to the investor. They generally carry a fixed interest rate till the maturity period. Bonds are of numerous types namely Euro Bonds, Foreign Bonds, Fixed-rate Bonds, Floating Bonds, Zero Coupon Bonds, Deep Discount Bonds etc.

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