Mathematics · Financial Mathematics
A fixed income specialist is examining a perpetual bond issued by a highly rated financial institution which pays an annual coupon of 8,500 currency units in perpetuity. If the current market price of this perpetual instrument is 94,444 currency units, what is the current yield of this instrument and how is the Yield to Maturity (YTM) characterized for it?
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- 17.50 percent, and the YTM is lower than the current yield.
- 210.00 percent, and the YTM cannot be calculated.
- 38.50 percent, and the YTM is higher than the current yield.
- 49.00 percent, and the YTM is equal to the current yield.✓
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9.00 percent, and the YTM is equal to the current yield.
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