A bond’s maturity is affected by: call features:
A call feature is the one in which the company/issuer has the right
to call back the bond. If the issuer callbacks bond early then it
affects the bonds maturity. Generally, an issuer callbacks bond
when the markets interest rate is lower than bonds interest
payments/coupon rates.
Whereas non-refunding provisions are also called call protection
Bond. They protect the bonds pre-payment. This provision makes sure
that bonds are mature on time and not before.
In sinking fund provisions a provision is made every year to set
aside some amount of money for repayment during the maturity.
A bond’s maturity is affected by: call features, non-refunding provisions, and sinking fund provisions.
How does the following feature of a bond affect the required rate of return on the bond? Explain. a. Call provision b. Put provision c. Sinking fund
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about repayment provisions of bonds? A) The issuer of a callable bond will exercise the call option when the market interest rate exceeds the coupon rate of the bond. B) A convertible bond generally pays a higher coupon rate than an identical non-convertible bond. C) Bonds with a sinking funds provision can be paid back later than their maturity date. D) Holders of a convertible bond should exercise the conversion option when the...
Q1. A company generally has two ways to handle its sinking fund: It can either call its bond or purchase its bonds on the open market. If you are the financial manager of the company, how should you do? Q6: Compare the interest rate risk and reinvestment rate risk between a 10-year bond and a 1-year bond. We assume the two bonds have the same coupon rate at 10%.
Features of convertible bonds include 1. fixed dividends 2. call feature 3. maturity date
A high-yield bond has the following features: __________________________________________________ Principal amount: $1,000 Interest rate (the coupon): 11.50% Maturity: 10 years Sinking fund: None Call feature: After two years Call penalty: One year’s interest ___________________________________________________ a.) If comparable yields are 12 percent, what should be the price of this bond? b.) Would you expect the firm to call the bond if yields are 12 percent? c.) If comparable yields are 8 percent, what should be the price of the bond? d.) Would...
Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance Company and co-directors of the company’s pension fund management division. An important new client, the North-Western Municipal Alliance, has requested that Mutual of Seattle present an investment seminar to the mayors of the represented cities, and Strother and Tibbs, who will make the actual presentation, have asked you to help them by answering the following questions. a. What are the key features of a bond? b. What...
7. An investor holds a European call with strike Ke and maturity T on a non-dividend- paying asset whose current price is So. Suppose the investor can write a put with any strike strike price Kp, write a forward with any delivery price Kf, and can borrow any amount B at the risk-free rate if B is negative this is a loan). What are the conditions on Kp, Kf, and B that make this combination of positions a constructive sale...
A non-dividend paying stock X is trading at $10x. Call options for 3 years maturity on the non-dividend paying stock X at a strike price of $10y and $12z cost $2t and $1x, respectively. An investor decides to enter in a bear spread position for this stock for 3 years. Calculate undiscounted profit or loss of the investor at the end of the maturity if the terminal spot price of stock X turns out to be $11t. if you see...
TIPS (inflation protected securities) in 1997. The key The US Treasury started issuing provisions and features of these securities can be found at https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/tips/res_tips_rates.htm, and are reported here The coupon rate which is set at auction, remains fixed throughout the term of the security The principal amount of the security is adjusted for inflation, but the inflation- adjusted principal will not be paid until maturity Semiannual interest payments are based on the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the interest is...
Assume that a firm distributes all of its carnings as dividends. Which of the following is indicated by a price-carnings (P/E) ratio of 10? a. It would take 10 years for an investor to recover his or her initial investment. b. The firm will pay a dividend of $10 per share. The value of the stock will be 10 times the initial investment at the time of maturity d. The stock's value will increase by 10 percent every year. e....