Assume the current Treasury yield curve shows that the spot rates for six months, one year, and one and a half years are 1.0%, 1.1%, and 1.3%, all quoted as semiannually compounded APRs. What is the price of a $1,000 par, 4.25% coupon bon maturing in one and a half years (the next coupon is exactly six months from now)?

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Assume the current Treasury yield curve shows that the spot rates for six months, one year, and one and a half years are 1.0%, 1.1%, and 1.3%, all quoted as semiannually compounded APRs. What is the price of a $1,000 par, 4.25% coupon bond
maturing in one and a half years (the next coupon is exactly six months from now)?
The price of this bond is $
(Round to the nearest cent.)
Transcribed Image Text:Assume the current Treasury yield curve shows that the spot rates for six months, one year, and one and a half years are 1.0%, 1.1%, and 1.3%, all quoted as semiannually compounded APRs. What is the price of a $1,000 par, 4.25% coupon bond maturing in one and a half years (the next coupon is exactly six months from now)? The price of this bond is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
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