January 2015
Beginner
480 pages
31h 42m
English
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Bond ladder . Mathew and Anna are setting up a retirement payout account for the next twenty years. They have decided to buy government bonds that have various coupon rates. The following table gives the yield to maturity and the coupon rate on each bond for each maturity date.
| Maturity | YTM | Coupon | Maturity | YTM | Coupon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.2500% | 5.50% | 11 | 4.8750% | 5.25% |
| 2 | 3.5000% | 6.25% | 12 | 5.0000% | 4.75% |
| 3 | 3.7500% | 4.75% | 13 | 5.0625% | 4.00% |
| 4 | 4.0000% | 7.00% | 14 | 5.1250% | 4.50% |
| 5 | 4.1250% | 6.50% | 15 | 5.1875% | 5.25% |
| 6 | 4.2500% | 8.25% | 16 | 5.2500% | 6.00% |
| 7 | 4.3750% | 8.00% | 17 | 5.3125% ... |
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