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In finance, bootstrapping is a method for constructing a (zero-coupon) fixed-income yield curve from the prices of a set of coupon-bearing products, e.g. bonds and swaps. [ 1 ] A bootstrapped curve , correspondingly, is one where the prices of the instruments used as an input to the curve, will be an exact output , when these same instruments ...
Duration is a linear measure of how the price of a bond changes in response to interest rate changes. It is approximately equal to the percentage change in price for a given change in yield, and may be thought of as the elasticity of the bond's price with respect to discount rates. For example, for small interest rate changes, the duration is ...
When considering bond prices, higher coupon rates, par values or periods to maturity will have higher prices. However, if a bond has a higher YTM, the bond price will be lower. Bond Prices vs ...
This difference in convexity can also be used to explain the price differential from an MBS to a Treasury bond. However, the OAS figure is usually preferred. The discussion of the "negative convexity" and "option cost" of a bond is essentially a discussion of a single MBS feature (rate-dependent cash flows) measured in different ways.
The standard broker valuation formula (incorporated in the Price function in Excel or any financial calculator, such as the HP10bII) confirms this; the main term calculates the actual (dirty price), which is the total cash exchanged, less a second term which represents the amount of accrued interest.
The Z-spread of a bond is the number of basis points (bp, or 0.01%) that one needs to add to the Treasury yield curve (or technically to Treasury forward rates) so that the Net present value of the bond cash flows (using the adjusted yield curve) equals the market price of the bond (including accrued interest). The spread is calculated iteratively.
Over the coming 30 years, the price will advance to $100, and the annualized return will be 10%. This is incorrect. The 30-year zero coupon bond with a face value of $100 will cost $5.73 if the Annualized Internal Rate of Return is 10% ( = 1/1.1^30). If the Yield to Maturity is 10%, the price will be $5.35 ( = 1/1.05^60)
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