Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
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The rate of return on a bond held to its maturity date is called the bond’syield to maturity. If interest rates in the economy rise after a bond hasbeen issued, what will happen to the bond’s price and to its YTM? Doesthe length of time to maturity affect the extent to which a given change ininterest rates will affect the bond’s price? Why or why not?
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