The following bond list is from the business section of a financial newspaper on January 1, 2016. Assume that each bond shown matures on January 1 in 5, 10, or 30 years. Each bond shown pays a semiannual coupon—the coupon rate is in the column labelled Coupon. The Last Price and Last Yield columns indicate each bond’s price and YTM at the end of trading. EST Spread indicates the bond’s spread above the relevant U.S. Treasury benchmark, expressed as a percentage. UST indicates which U.S. Treasury security maturity is the relevant benchmark for each bond. EST Volume shows the number of bonds traded during the day. Notice also that prices are stated relative to a par value of $100. Assume all bonds have the same default premium. Fill in the value of Keedsler Co.’s bonds. Company Coupon Maturity Last Price Last Yield EST Spread UST (Years) EST Volume (1000s) Vandelay Inc. 8.25% 01-01-2026 $97.87 8.57% 2.37 10 59,725 Niagular Corp. 5.80% 01-01-2021 $99.22 5.98% 0.58 5 52,930 ABC Inc. 8.98% 01-01-2026 $104.07 8.37% 2.17 10 46,932 Newtown Inc. 9.63% 01-01-2046 $88.14 10.98% 4.03 30 45,120 Keedsler Co. 4.13% 01-01-2021 6.26% 0.86 5 43,960 If you were to calculate the yield on a security with a 10-year U.S. Treasury security, the yield will be equal to . Which bond is trading at a premium? Newtown Inc. Keedsler Co. ABC Inc. Niagular Corp.

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13. Bond listings and yield spreads

The following bond list is from the business section of a financial newspaper on January 1, 2016. Assume that each bond shown matures on January 1 in 5, 10, or 30 years. Each bond shown pays a semiannual coupon—the coupon rate is in the column labelled Coupon.

The Last Price and Last Yield columns indicate each bond’s price and YTM at the end of trading. EST Spread indicates the bond’s spread above the relevant U.S. Treasury benchmark, expressed as a percentage. UST indicates which U.S. Treasury security maturity is the relevant benchmark for each bond. EST Volume shows the number of bonds traded during the day. Notice also that prices are stated relative to a par value of $100. Assume all bonds have the same default premium.

Fill in the value of Keedsler Co.’s bonds.

Company	Coupon	Maturity	Last Price	Last Yield	EST Spread	UST (Years)	EST Volume (1000s)
Vandelay Inc.	8.25%	01-01-2026	$97.87	8.57%	2.37	10	59,725
Niagular Corp.	5.80%	01-01-2021	$99.22	5.98%	0.58	5	52,930
ABC Inc.	8.98%	01-01-2026	$104.07	8.37%	2.17	10	46,932
Newtown Inc.	9.63%	01-01-2046	$88.14	10.98%	4.03	30	45,120
Keedsler Co.	4.13%	01-01-2021		6.26%	0.86	5	43,960