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government are called Treasury bonds they buy the bond at a specific price and
A bond with a face value of P1,000 that sells hold it until maturity. True
for less than P1,000 in the market is called a The volatility of the price of a bond is
Discount bond measured by duration. True
These are corporate bonds where the coupon Bonds yields are influenced by interest-rate
can be adjusted at pre-determined intervals. expectations, the term in premium, credit
Floating rate note risk and liquidity. True
When the market’s required rate of return Floating rate note has coupon rate that
for a particular bond is much less than its moves in line with market rates. True
coupon rate, the bond is selling at: Premium Since a puttable bond gives it holder the
A low or deep/zero-discounted bond is a right to “put the bond” at specified times or
Zero coupon bond actions by the firm, the bond’s yield is lower
A technique for determining the theoretical than that of a non-puttable bond. True
fair value of a particular bond, including the In the valuation process, the higher the risk,
present and future value of its cash flows. the greater the required return. True
Bond valuation In a practical sense, the longer the term of a
An investor or the owner of debt securities bond, the greater the default risk associated
that are typically issued by corporations and with the bond. TRUE
governments are essentially lending money A bond is said to sell at a premium when the
to the bond issuer Bond holder required return and the bond value fall
The expected rate of return on a bond if below the coupon interest rate and the par,
bought at its current market price and held to respectively. False
maturity. Yield to maturity A bond is said to sell at a premium when the
It is used to calculate the present value of a required return and the bond value fall
bond? Yield to maturity below the coupon interest rate and the par,
A bond will sell at a discount when ____? respectively. False
The coupon rate is less than the current yield There is an inverse relationship between the
and the current yield is less than yield to quality or rating of a bond and the rate of
maturity return it must provide bondholders. True
The ___ feature allows the bondholder to When the bond value differs from par, the
change each bond into a stated number of yield to maturity will differ from the coupon
shares of stock. Conversion interest rate. True
Market price of the bond changes according Debentures such as convertible bonds are
to which of the following reasons? All of the unsecured bonds that only credit worthy
above firms can issue. True
Which of the following statements is most Dirty price is the price of a bond that ignores
correct? All else equal, if a bond’s yield to any interest which may have accrued since
maturity increases, its price will fall the last coupon payment. False
The ___ feature permits the issuer to Bonds are fixed income investments in
repurchase bonds at a stated price prior to which an investor loans money to an entity
maturity. Call that borrows the funds for a defined period
The stated interest payment, in dollars, made of a time at a fixed interest rate. These are
on a bond each period is called the bond’s essentially loan agreements between issuer
Coupon and an investor. True