Consider a bond with par value of $1,000 paying a coupon rate of 10% per year semi annually when the market interest rate is only 4% per half-year. The bond has 1 year until maturity. Find the bond’s price today and 6 months from now after the next coupon is paid. ...

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Consider a bond with par value of $1,000 paying a coupon rate of 10% per year semi annually when the market interest rate is only 4% per half-year. The bond has 1 year until maturity. Find the bond’s price today and 6 months from now after the next coupon is paid. ... 

 

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what would be the present value of the bond if the bond has 3 years to maturity instead of one?

what would be the present value of the bond 6 months from now if the bond has three years to maturity instead of one?  

same question just 3 ytm instead of 1

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