Problem: A company has issued three bonds (Par Value S1,000) with the following data: What happends to the bond prices as each bond approaches the maturity date? (assume similar bonds with 15 year maturity sell for 10% coupon rate and that this rate stays const. over time) Market rate 10% 5-years ago 10-years ago 25 year bond Issue date Maturity Coupon rate Coupon Payment Today 15 year bond 10% 20 year bond 7% 13% 70 100 130 15 15 15 Positive Values Positive Values Positive Values 6. 8. 9. 10 11 12 13 14
Problem: A company has issued three bonds (Par Value S1,000) with the following data: What happends to the bond prices as each bond approaches the maturity date? (assume similar bonds with 15 year maturity sell for 10% coupon rate and that this rate stays const. over time) Market rate 10% 5-years ago 10-years ago 25 year bond Issue date Maturity Coupon rate Coupon Payment Today 15 year bond 10% 20 year bond 7% 13% 70 100 130 15 15 15 Positive Values Positive Values Positive Values 6. 8. 9. 10 11 12 13 14
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A company has issued three bonds (Par Value S1,000) with the following data:
What happends to the bond prices as each bond approaches the maturity date? (assume similar bonds
with 15 year maturity sell for 10% coupon rate and that this rate stays const. over time)
Market rate
10%
5-years ago
10-years ago
25 year bond
Issue date
Maturity
Coupon rate
Coupon Payment
Today
15 year bond
10%
20 year bond
7%
13%
70
100
130
15
15
15
Positive Values
Positive Values
Positive Values
6.
8.
9.
10
11
12
13
14
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