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To Determine: The risk a default-risk free bond investor faces when the individual needs to sell the bonds before the maturity date.
Introduction:
A yield to maturity (YTM) is the
A coupon payment is the yearly interest payment that is remunerated to a bondholder by the issuer of the bond until the point that the debt obligation matures. The coupon payments are cyclic payments of interest offered to the bondholders. Default-free bonds do not have any default risk. A common example of default-free bonds is U.S government bonds.
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- Why is it important to know the interest rate risk when investing in bonds? Does interest rate risk still matter if you hold your bond until maturity?arrow_forwardHow do interest rates affect bond valuations? What are the key assumptions in valuing a bond?arrow_forwardWhat impact do interest rates have on bond prices? What are the fundamental assumptions that go into valuing a bond?arrow_forward
- What economic circumstances might encourage investors to use a bond's convertibility feature?arrow_forwardWhat effect do interest rates have on bond prices? What are the underlying assumptions that go into determining the value of a bond?arrow_forwardHow does one determine the required rate of return of a bond, the cash flows of a bond and the value of a bond? How do you determine if a bond is a good investment? Are long-term bonds riskier than short-term bonds? Explain and Discuss.arrow_forward
- What impact do interest rates have on bond prices? What are the basic assumptions that go into determining a bond's value?arrow_forwardDoes interest rate risk matter or is it negligible? Why/why not? Will it be important for one who is holding their bond for maturity?arrow_forwardWhat is a bond spread and how is it related tothe default risk premium? How are bond ratingsrelated to default risk? What factors affect a company’s bond rating?arrow_forward
- What impact do interest rates have on bond prices? What are the key assumptions that go into determining the value of a bond?arrow_forwardIs the price of a long-term (longer-maturity) bond more or less sensitive to changes in interest rates than that of a short-term bond? Why?arrow_forwardIf interest rates rise after a bond issue, what would happen to the bond's price and YTM? Does the time to maturity affect the extend to which interest rates changes affect the bond price? (Please give an example)arrow_forward
- Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
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