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How does the yield to maturity on a bond differ from the coupon yield or current yield?
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The rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until the end of its lifetime. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond's current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond's current yield. YTM is a complex but accurate calculation of a bond's return that helps investors compare bonds with different maturities and coupons.
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∙ 9y agoThe rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until the end of its lifetime. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond's current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond's current yield. YTM is a complex but accurate calculation of a bond's return that helps investors compare bonds with different maturities and coupons.
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If a coupon bond is selling at par does the current yield equal its yield to maturity?
Yield usually refers to yield to maturity. If a bond is trading at par it usually means the yield to maturity is equal to the coupon.
When a bonds yield to maturity is greater than the bonds coupon rate the bond?
When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.
Should investors be cautious when relying on yield to maturity. Why are the two major assumptions needed to make yield to maturity the true return.?
Not sure which two you're looking for so here are three: 1. You hold the bond to maturity 2. You get your principal and coupon payments when promissed 3. There's no change in the reinvestment rate 4. The bond has a fixed coupon with no prepayment options
Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bond-holder's required rate of return?
Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bondholder's required rate of return?
A 1000 par value 12-year bond with a 9 percent coupon rate recently sold for 980 What is the yield maturity rate?
9.28
If a coupon bond is selling at par does the current yield equal its yield to maturity?
Yield usually refers to yield to maturity. If a bond is trading at par it usually means the yield to maturity is equal to the coupon.
What are the different types of yields on bonds?
* yield to worst (to maturity or to call date) * current yield * coupon yield
A 6-year Circular File bond pays interest of 80 annually and sells for 950 What are its coupon rate current yield and yield to maturity?
Bond Pricing. A 6 year circular file bond pays interest of $80 annually, and sells for $950. What are its coupon rate, Current yield, and yield maturity?
If a bond's yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate does the bond's current yield must also exceed its coupon rate?
No......The price of the bonds will be less than par or 1,000.....
Compute the current price of the bonds if the present yield to maturity is?
Compute the current price of the bond if percent yield to maturity is 7%
What happen when the yield to maturity on a bond is greater than the coupon rate?
When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.
When a bonds yield to maturity is greater than the bonds coupon rate the bond?
When the yield of a bond exceeds it coupon rate, the price will be below 'par' which is usually $100.
If a bond with face value of 1100 and a coupon rate of 8 is selling at a price of 970 is the bond's yield to maturity more or less than 8 and what is the current yield?
When a bond sells at a discount, the yield is higher than the coupon rate. Your income is 1,100 x 8% = 88. You invested 970. 88/970 = 9.07% yield.
Difference between coupon rate and yield to maturity?
The coupon rate is the actually stated interest rate. This is the rate earned on a NEW issue bond. The yield to maturity takes into consideration the purchase price of a bond bought in the secondary market. For example, if you buy a $1,000 bond for $1100 which matures in 10 years and has a coupon of 5%, your coupon is 5%, but your yield to maturity would be closer to 4% because you paid $1100, but will only get back $1,000 at maturity (losing $100). The "loss" reduces the return.
Bond face value-$100, time to maturity - 5 years, coupon rate 5% redeemed at face value, what will be the ytm?
The yield to maturity will be 5% since both Face Value and Redemption value are same. If you purchase the bond for 95 or 105 your yield to maturity will change than what the coupon rate is.
Is current Market Rate of Interest the same as yield to maturity?
It depends. YTM is calculated in the same way as IRR. You take all future cash flows and discout it by x% and equate to current market price. Then you solve for x% and what you get will be YTM. So if current price of bond is calculated by current market rate of interest than YTM=Current Market Rate of Interest. How ever bond price not always is equal to that price. Very often current yield(coupon/current market price) is different from current rate of interest. In such case YTM will differ from Current Market Rate of Interest.
Is the current yield greater than the coupon rate for a discount bond?
yes
