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An annual coupon bond with a $1,000 face value
matures in 10 years. The bond currently sells for $903.7351 and has
a 9 percent yield to maturity.
What is the bond’s annual coupon rate?
Inputs:
We must solve for the payment and infer the coupon rate from that
value.
the coupon rate = The Annual Payment / The Par Value
N = 10 * 1 .
I = 9 / 1 .
PV=-903.7351 .
FV= 1000 .
Financial calculator solution
Output:
PMT = 75
the coupon rate is $75/$1,000 =0.075= 7.5%. |