Bonds are fixed income securities issued by public authorities, credit institutions, companies and supranational institutions in the primary markets. The most common process for issuing bonds is through underwriting. When a bond issue is underwritten, one or more securities firms or banks, forming a syndicate, buy the entire issue of bonds from the issuer and re-sell them to investors. The security firm takes the risk of being unable to sell on the issue to end investors. Securitized bank lending such as credit card debt, car loans or mortgages can be structured into other types of fixed income products such as asset-backed securities which can be traded on exchanges just like corporate and government bonds. Required: Compute the dirty value or price of a bond five years after it had been issued with the following structures: market rate for bonds is 15%, coupon rate is 10%, maturity period is 10 years and face value is K2000. 2. Explain what it means, to a Treasurer, when a bond is trading at par, at a discount and at a premium. 3. Outline five (5) features which describe bonds as fixed income securities.
Bonds are fixed income securities issued by public authorities, credit institutions,
companies and supranational institutions in the primary markets. The most common
process for issuing bonds is through underwriting. When a bond issue is underwritten,
one or more securities firms or banks, forming a syndicate, buy the entire issue of
bonds from the issuer and re-sell them to investors. The security firm takes the risk of
being unable to sell on the issue to end investors. Securitized bank lending such as
credit card debt, car loans or mortgages can be structured into other types of fixed
income products such as asset-backed securities which can be traded on exchanges
just like corporate and government bonds.
Required:
- Compute the dirty value or price of a bond five years after it had been issued with
the following structures: market rate for bonds is 15%, coupon rate is 10%, maturity
period is 10 years and face value is K2000.
2. Explain what it means, to a Treasurer, when a bond is trading at par, at a discount
and at a premium.
3. Outline five (5) features which describe bonds as fixed income securities.
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