The table below shows the bond issuer name, coupon, issue date, maturity date, rating, last traded price, first coupon payment date and previous coupon payment date: i. ii. Issuer Coupon Coupon Name Rate A B 3.6 6.06 Frequency Semi- annually Semi- annually Issue Date Maturity Date Rating Last Traded Price First Coupon Payment Date 27/4/2021 5/7/2018 27/10/2020 27/10/2030 A2 5/1/2018 5/7/2029 AA3 99.52 111.64 Previous Coupon Payment Date 27/10/2021 5/1/2022 The face value for these bonds is RM100. Assuming the last traded price listed above will be the price you have to pay to get these bonds, find their yield to maturity (YTM). If these two bonds are of the same maturity, do you expect its YTM will be almost the same value? Explain.
The table below shows the bond issuer name, coupon, issue date, maturity date, rating, last traded price, first coupon payment date and previous coupon payment date: i. ii. Issuer Coupon Coupon Name Rate A B 3.6 6.06 Frequency Semi- annually Semi- annually Issue Date Maturity Date Rating Last Traded Price First Coupon Payment Date 27/4/2021 5/7/2018 27/10/2020 27/10/2030 A2 5/1/2018 5/7/2029 AA3 99.52 111.64 Previous Coupon Payment Date 27/10/2021 5/1/2022 The face value for these bonds is RM100. Assuming the last traded price listed above will be the price you have to pay to get these bonds, find their yield to maturity (YTM). If these two bonds are of the same maturity, do you expect its YTM will be almost the same value? Explain.
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the bond issuer name, coupon, issue date, maturity date, rating, last traded price, first coupon payment date and previous
coupon payment date:
i.
ii.
Issuer Coupon Coupon
Name. Rate
Frequency
A
B
3.6
6.06
Semi-
annually
Semi-
annually
Issue Date
27/10/2020
5/1/2018
Maturity Date Rating Last Traded Price First Coupon
Payment Date
27/10/2030
5/7/2029
A2
AA3
99.52
111.64
27/4/2021
5/7/2018
Previous
Coupon
Payment Date
27/10/2021
5/1/2022
The face value for these bonds is RM100. Assuming the last traded price listed above will be the price you have to pay to get these
bonds, find their yield to maturity (YTM).
If these two bonds are of the same maturity, do you expect its YTM will be almost the same value? Explain.
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