W h a t   b a s i c   p r o c e d u r e   i s   u s e d   t o   v a l u e   a   b o n d   t h a t    p a y s   a n n u a l   i n t e r e s t ?   S e m i a n n u a l   i n t e r e s t ?

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  1. W h a t   b a s i c   p r o c e d u r e   i s   u s e d   t o   v a l u e   a   b o n d   t h a t    p a y s   a n n u a l   i n t e r e s t ?   S e m i a n n u a l   i n t e r e s t ?
  2. W h a t    r el a t i o n s h i p   b e t w e e n   t h e   r e q u i r e d   r e t u r n   a n d   t h e   c o u p o n   i n t e r e s t   r a t e   w i  l l  c a u s e   a   b o n d   t o   s e l l   a t   a   d i s c o u n t ?   A t   a   p r e m i u m ?   A t   i t s   p a r   v a l u e ? 
  3. I f   t h e   r e q u i r e d   r e t u  r n   o n   a   b o n d   d i  f f e r s   f r o m   i t s    c o u p o n   i n t e r e s t   r a t e ,  d e s c r i b e   t h e  b e h a v i o r   o f   t h e   b o n d   v a l u e   o v e r   t i m e   a s   t h e   b o n d   m o v e s   t o w a r d   ma t u r i t y .
  4. A s   a   r i s k - a v e r s e   i n v e s t o r ,    w o u l d  y o u   p r e f e r    b o n d s   w i t h   s h o r t   o r   l o n g   p e r i o d s u n t i l   m a t u r i t y ?   W h y ? 
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