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标题: Reading 68: Yield Measures, Spot Rates, and Forward Rates [打印本页]

作者: cfaedu    时间: 2008-4-17 16:44

答案和详解如下:

1.An investor purchased a 6-year annual interest coupon bond one year ago. The coupon interest rate was 10 percent and the par value was $1,000. At the time he purchased the bond, the yield to maturity was 8 percent. If he sold the bond after receiving the first interest payment and the yield to maturity continued to be 8 percent, his annual total rate of return on holding the bond for that year would have been:

A)   6.00%.

B)   9.95%.

C)   8.00%.

D)   7.82%.

The correct answer was C)

Purchase price N = 6, PMT = 100, FV = 1,000, I = 8

compute PV = 1,092.46

Sale price N = 5, PMT = 100, FV = 1,000, I = 8

compute PV = 1,079.85

% return = [(1,079.85 - 1,092.46 + 100) / 1,092.46] x 100 = 8%

2.A 6-year annual interest coupon bond was purchased one year ago. The coupon rate is 10 percent and par value is $1,000. At the time the bond was bought, the yield to maturity (YTM) was 8 percent. If the bond is sold after receiving the first interest payment and the bond's yield to maturity had changed to 7 percent, the annual total rate of return on holding the bond for that year would have been:

A)   11.95%.

B)   7.00%.

C)   8.00%.

D)   9.95%.

The correct answer was A)

Price 1 year ago N = 6, PMT = 100, FV = 1,000, I = 8, Compute PV = 1,092

Price now N = 5, PMT = 100, FV = 1,000, I = 7, Compute PV = 1,123

% Return = (1,123.00 + 100 - 1,092.46)/1,092.46 x 100 = 11.95%

3.An investor purchased a 10-year zero-coupon bond with a yield to maturity of 10 percent and a par value of $1,000. What would her rate of return be at the end of the year if she sells the bond? Assume the yield to maturity on the bond is 9 percent at the time it is sold and annual compounding periods are used.

A)   16.00%.

B)   17.63%.

C)   19.42%.

D)   15.00%.

The correct answer was C)

Purchase price I = 10, N = 10, PMT = 0, FV = 1,000, Compute PV = 385.54

Selling price I = 9, N = 9, PMT = 0, FV = 1,000, Compute PV = 460.43

% Return = (460.43 - 385.54)/385.54 x 100 = 19.42%

4.If an investor holds a bond for a period less than the life of the bond, the rate of return the investor can expect to earn is called:

A)   approximate yield.

B)   expected return, or horizon return.

C)   promised yield.

D)   bond equivalent yield.

The correct answer was B)

The horizon return is the total return of a given horizon such as 5 years on a ten year bond.

5.A 30-year, 12% bond that pays interest annually is discounted priced to yield 14%. However, interest payments will be invested at 12%. The realized compound yield on this bond must be:

A)   between 12.0% and 14.0%.

B)   12.0%.

C)   14.0%.

D)   >14.0%.

The correct answer was A)

Since you are reinvesting the current income at 12%, you will have a return of at least 12%.  And since the bond is priced to yield 14%, you will earn no more than 14%.

6.A bond has a par value of $1,000, a time to maturity of 20 years, a coupon rate of 10 percent with interest paid annually, a current price of $850, and a yield to maturity (YTM) of 12 percent. If the interest payments are reinvested at 10 percent, the realized compounded yield on this bond is:

A)   10.00%.

B)   12.0%.

C)   10.9%.

D)   12.4%.

The correct answer was C)

The realized yield would have to be between the reinvested rate of 10% and the yield to maturity of 12%.


作者: cfaedu    时间: 2008-4-17 16:44     标题: [2008] Session 16 -Reading 68: Yield Measures, Spot Rates, and Forward Rates

1.An investor purchased a 6-year annual interest coupon bond one year ago. The coupon interest rate was 10 percent and the par value was $1,000. At the time he purchased the bond, the yield to maturity was 8 percent. If he sold the bond after receiving the first interest payment and the yield to maturity continued to be 8 percent, his annual total rate of return on holding the bond for that year would have been:

A)   6.00%.

B)   9.95%.

C)   8.00%.

D)   7.82%.

2.A 6-year annual interest coupon bond was purchased one year ago. The coupon rate is 10 percent and par value is $1,000. At the time the bond was bought, the yield to maturity (YTM) was 8 percent. If the bond is sold after receiving the first interest payment and the bond's yield to maturity had changed to 7 percent, the annual total rate of return on holding the bond for that year would have been:

A)   11.95%.

B)   7.00%.

C)   8.00%.

D)   9.95%.

3.An investor purchased a 10-year zero-coupon bond with a yield to maturity of 10 percent and a par value of $1,000. What would her rate of return be at the end of the year if she sells the bond? Assume the yield to maturity on the bond is 9 percent at the time it is sold and annual compounding periods are used.

A)   16.00%.

B)   17.63%.

C)   19.42%.

D)   15.00%.

4.If an investor holds a bond for a period less than the life of the bond, the rate of return the investor can expect to earn is called:

A)   approximate yield.

B)   expected return, or horizon return.

C)   promised yield.

D)   bond equivalent yield.

5.A 30-year, 12% bond that pays interest annually is discounted priced to yield 14%. However, interest payments will be invested at 12%. The realized compound yield on this bond must be:

A)   between 12.0% and 14.0%.

B)   12.0%.

C)   14.0%.

D)   >14.0%.

6.A bond has a par value of $1,000, a time to maturity of 20 years, a coupon rate of 10 percent with interest paid annually, a current price of $850, and a yield to maturity (YTM) of 12 percent. If the interest payments are reinvested at 10 percent, the realized compounded yield on this bond is:

A)   10.00%.

B)   12.0%.

C)   10.9%.

D)   12.4%.


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