Question

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. For the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. Using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. Assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon US Treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. The yield to maturity (YTM) of the bond is 7.70%. Using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the Treasury note:

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of the treasury note is $ 876,205.93  

Explanation:

I simply discounted all relevant cash flows using the discount factor formula 1/(1+r)^N,where r is the yield to maturity divided by 2 as the interest is paid twice a year and N is the number of years of the bond 3, multiplied by number of interest payments in a  year,2.

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