10 Bond Prices and Yields 1. a. Catastrophe bond: Typically issued by an insurance company. They are similar to an insurance policy in that the investor receives coupons and par value‚ but takes a loss in part or all of the principal if a major insurance claim is filed against the issuer. This is provided in exchange for higher than normal coupons. b. Eurobond: They are bonds issued in the currency of one country but sold in other national markets. c. Zero-coupon bond: Zero-coupon bonds are
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What are Yield to Maturity (YTM) and Yield to Call (YTC)? By calculating the present and future value of bonds‚ managers can make sound decisions about their potential strengths and weaknesses as investments. Answer the following questions in this week’s Discussion 2 thread: 1. What terms (or inputs) are needed to calculate yield to maturity (YTM)? How does this compare to calculating yield to call (YTC)? To calculate the YTM you will need to use Annual Interest‚ Par value‚ Market Price
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On Jan 1‚ 2013‚ Galau co. Issued $ 500‚000 of ten-year ( semi-annually on every June 30 and Dec 31 )‚ with 13% callable bonds at an effective rate 12%. On June 30‚ 2013‚ Paid the first semi-annual interest on bonds. On Dec 31‚ 2015‚ Galau co. has redemption the bonds at 98. INSTRUCTIONS : 1. The bonds will sell at ? premium on bonds payable‚ because contract rate(callable bonds) is greater than market rate(effective rate) 2. Calculate the amount of : (a).Interest( semiannually ) I= Fa x r
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Australia (RBA) website‚ find the statistic section‚ and then download the data file named “Zero-Coupon Interest Rates - Analytical Series -2009 to current”. (2) Plot the zero-coupon yield curve on October 1‚ 2009. (3) Based on the yield curve on October 1‚ 2009‚ calculate the expected rates on zero-coupon bonds with one-quarter maturity that are to be sold on the first day of the quarter that starts one‚ two‚ three and four quarters from Oct 1‚ 2009 respectively‚ i.e. the first day of the first
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Treasury Bond Yields ______________________________________________________________________ I. Introduction The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target interest rate from the historically low 1% to 1.25% at its meeting in June 2004. Macroeconomic theory tells us that long-term interest rates tend to move in the same direction‚ and generally in concert with‚ shortterm interest rates (Abel 2005). So‚ we would expect the yield on a long-term asset like the10year Treasury bond‚ which
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Jim Wilcox Bond Yields‚ Returns‚ Risks‚ and Duration • • • • • Bonds and Loans Yields and Returns Price Volatility and Risk in Default-Free Bonds Measuring Interest Rate Risk Duration: Types‚ Calculation‚ Meaning‚ Uses • Next Time: Chapter 11 re: Duration Week # 2 January 28‚ 2014 1 Coming Soon! What We Did 1. 2. 3. 4. Week # 2 January 28‚ 2014 2 Yield to Maturity (YTM): A Result‚ Not a Cause! • YTM = percentage rate that equates (known) bond price to PV
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5 Bond Yields for Johnson & Johnson Objective: The case enables the student to gain insight into the financing activities of large corporations and to practice calculating bond prices and yields. Computations are carried out for annual and semiannual interest periods‚ and for fractional periods. Case Discussion: Johnson & Johnson is one of the leading pharmaceutical firms in the world. It is large and financially sophisticated. When it needs to borrow money‚ it sells bonds where
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change (FCF)‚ only the denominator will based on the cost of capital 3. What is the estimate of the risk-free rate that should be employed in calculating the cost of capiual for Ameritrade ’s proposed investment? - the risk free rate should be the T-bills rate or the average annualized total annual returns on US government securities = 3.8%. In my opinion‚ we should use the risk-free rate equal to yield of 20-year US government securities‚ because it is long-term capital investment. We may use 30-year
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Analysis Group Date: December 2009 Group members: Jun Gao Jiaqi Yin Qing Zhang Antoine Vulcain Main issues: Evaluation of two possible products: 1. NPV of two possible products 2. WACC analysis --CPAM --Bond yield plus Recommendation: Product B(aircraft) will be suggested due to the situation of the company. ---If there are enough funds for the company‚ product A is also acceptable Analysis Summary: High Mountain as an technology
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How can risk influence risk premium? How are risk and return related? Risk and return are the fundamental basis upon which investors make their decision whether or not they should invest in a particular investment. How they are related and the influence between the two‚ is the decision making process that all investors must weigh up. This essay will show how risk can influence risk premium‚ outlining their relationship and how risk and return are related. Within any investment there is a certain
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