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the return for 5 years on a bond is 53.87%. How will we calculate the annulaized return?
 
dwheats wrote:
^incorrect?
I would go…..[1.5387^(1/5)] - 1 = 0.09 = 9%
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Ah! yes, you have to add 1. I always get that wrong.
Thanks!
 
formula for annualized return is correct dwheats. my confusion is on the rationale behind this. if say, i multiply 9% by 5 years it comes out to be 45% which is way too less than original 53.87%. Is this the affect of compounding which I am missing here?
 
r(1) = 9%
r(2) = 10%
r(3) = 11%
f(1,1) = 11.01%
f(1,2) = 12.01%
based on the above data, the return of the two year zero-coupon bond over one year holding period is?
 
haiderraza wrote:
formula for annualized return is correct dwheats. my confusion is on the rationale behind this. if say, i multiply 9% by 5 years it comes out to be 45% which is way too less than original 53.87%. Is this the affect of compounding which I am missing here?
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It is exactly the effect of compounding returns.
Specifically, the return is compounded annually.
haiderraza wrote:
r(1) = 9%
r(2) = 10%
r(3) = 11%
f(1,1) = 11.01%
f(1,2) = 12.01%
based on the above data, the return of the two year zero-coupon bond over one year holding period is?
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I dont quite follow what you are asking here, sorry.
 
haiderraza wrote:
formula for annualized return is correct dwheats. my confusion is on the rationale behind this. if say, i multiply 9% by 5 years it comes out to be 45% which is way too less than original 53.87%. Is this the affect of compounding which I am missing here?
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That’s the power of compounding my friend. In compunding there’s a exponential growth and if you graph it you’ll see a non linear relationship with the time.
”I multiply 9% by 5 years it comes out to be 45%” what you did there was calculating simple interest which is linear. In order to account for exponentiality you have to use the power of 5.
(1+0.09)^5 -1 = 53.87%
The reason behiind adding 1 is the formula assumes you are investing 1 dollar today. See FV chart’s, It’s the same thing. If you want just the rate, you just later subtract that 1. The output of the formula is call the factor which can then be used to mulpiply by the principal.
Hope this helps!
 
haiderraza wrote:the return for 5 years on a bond is 53.87%. How will we calculate the annulaized return?
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PV = -1
FV = 1.5387
n = 5
PMT = 0
Solve for i = 9.0011%
 
Here the terms r(1), r(2) and r(3) are the spot rates and f(1,1) and f(1,2) are the one year maturity bond rate one year from now and 2 year maturity bond one year from now. Now, can you answer the question?
 
S2000magician wrote:
haiderraza wrote:the return for 5 years on a bond is 53.87%. How will we calculate the annulaized return?
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PV = -1
FV = 1.5387
n = 5
PMT = 0
Solve for i = 9.0011%
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wow, that’s easy!
 
In summary, when the yield curve slopes upward, as a bond approaches maturity or “rolls down the yield curve,” it is valued at successively lower yields and higher prices. Using this strategy, a bond can be held for a period of time as it appreciates in price and then sold before maturity to realize a higher return.
Can somebody explain this concept to me please?
 
What is the difference between a spot rate, coupon rate and the yield curve?
 
haiderraza wrote:
In summary, when the yield curve slopes upward, as a bond approaches maturity or “rolls down the yield curve,” it is valued at successively lower yields and higher prices. Using this strategy, a bond can be held for a period of time as it appreciates in price and then sold before maturity to realize a higher return.
Can somebody explain this concept to me please?
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It basically means that you could earn a higher return than the bond’s YTM by selling it before it matures. Because as you go down the yield curve, the yields are lower, and you’ve essentially gained most of the YTM at some point, and holding on to the bond for longer would be less profitable than selling it for a little capital gain, and investing the proceeds in another long term bond.
Read this for a better explanation: http://www.retailinvestor.org/bondPrice.html
 
haiderraza wrote:
What is the difference between a spot rate, coupon rate and the yield curve?
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A spot rate (or spot curve) draws a curve of the respective spot rates for maturity dates, of theoratical zero-coupon securities (when prices are not available). Meaning that it shows the interest rate (or yield) for saving up money today, to that period (t). It’s different from the yield (or par) curve which plots the YTM as a function of time, although they are closely related since they depend on each other’s shape.
The coupon rate is simply the payment of a security as a percentage of it’s face value. A bond that pays $60 annually for a $1000 principal has a coupon rate of 6%.
 
Here the terms r(1), r(2) and r(3) are the spot rates and f(1,1) and f(1,2) are the one year maturity bond rate one year from now and 2 year maturity bond one year from now. Now, can you answer the question?
 
The spot rate for a bond is say 5% for 1-year maturity. What does this mean?
 
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