Question:
You hold a 10-year-maturity coupon bond that was issued 9 years ago with a coupon rate of 10%. If the interest rate on 1-year bonds is now at 5%, calculate the current yield and yield to maturity for your 10-year-maturity bond, and compare these with the coupon rate. If the interest rate on the 1-year bonds is now at 12%, calculate the current yield and yield to maturity for your 10-year-maturity coupon bond, and compare these with the coupon rate. What have you learned from these calculations?