Value of a three-year bond with quarterly coupons
Question
A bond with face value $1000 matures in three years and pays a coupon of of face every quarter. The market rate is per year, applied as per quarter. What is the bond worth, to the nearest cent?
Short answer
About $1083.09. There are quarterly coupons of $20 discounted at : they are worth about , and the face repayment . The annual coupon exceeds the yield, so it trades at a premium.
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