Session 15: Fixed Income: Basic Concepts Reading 64: Understanding Yield Spreads
LOS e: Calculate, compare, and contrast the various yield spread measures.
Bond A has a yield of 8.75%. Bond B, the reference bond, has a yield of 7.45%. Assuming both bonds have the same maturity, the relative yield spread is closest to:
Relative yield spread = absolute yield spread / yield on reference bond Relative yield spread = (8.75% ? 7.45%) / 7.45% = 0.17 = 17% |