hard · Debt Capital Markets
An investor is considering a 10-year callable bond with a 7% annual coupon. The bond is currently trading at 105.00. The yield to maturity (YTM) is calculated as 6.30%, while the yield to call (YTC) in Year 5 (at a call price of 102.00) is 6.05%.
What is the most appropriate yield measure for a conservative investor to use, and why?
- 6.05% because it is the yield to worst
- 6.18% representing the average of the two yields
- 6.30% because the bond is unlikely to be called if rates rise
- 6.67% because it represents the current yield
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