Bill, an investor, purchases a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $11,000 par value for $10,400. If Moe holds the T-bill to maturity what is his bond equivalent yield?
We see that the Bond Equivalent yield is given as equal to=(Face
Value/Purchase
Price-1)*365/d=(11000/10400-1)*365/182=11.5702%
Bill, an investor, purchases a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $11,000 par value for $10,400. If...
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