Yield To Maturity
Yield To Maturity
Maturity (YTM)
The Mills Company bond, which currently sells for P1,080, has a
10% coupon interest rate and P1,000 par value, pays interest
annually, and has 10 years to maturity. What is the bonds YTM?
YTM = 8.77%
YTM = 8.78%
YTM = 12%
YTM rises to
15%
P1,000
P1,000
12%
12%
Maturity date
5 years
5 years
Bond Value
P1,000
P899.44
Par value
Coupon rate
Bond
Value
Drops
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Determinants
of Interest
Rates
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Fisher Effect
The relationship between the nominal rate of
interest, rnominal , the anticipated rate of inflation,
rinflation , and the real rate of interest is known as
the Fisher effect. It is captured in the following
equation:
(1 + rnominal) = (1 + rreal)(1 + rinflation)
rearranging the terms, we can solve for rreal:
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Fisher Effect
We can also solve for rnominal:
(1 + rnominal) = (1 + rreal)(1 + rinflation)
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Fisher Effect
Checkpoint 9.5
Solving for the Real Rate of Interest
You have managed to build up your savings over the three years following your
graduation from college to a respectable P10,000 and are wondering how to
invest it. Your banker says they could pay you 5% on your account for the next
year. However, you recently saw on the news that the expected rate of inflation
for next year is 3.5%. If you are earning a 5% annual rate of return but the
prices of goods and services are rising at a rate of 3.5%, just how much
additional buying power would you gain each year? Stated somewhat differently,
what real rate of interest would you earn if you made the investment?
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