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If you price a semi-annual coupon bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage, you should get a price that is lower than the price according to the yield to maturity because this would result in an arbitrage opportunity. The zero coupon discount rates do not include the coupon payments of the coupon bond, which is why the price is lower.

Name: if you price a semi annual coupon bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage you should get a price that the price according to the yield to maturity because 40401
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Description: if you price a semi annual coupon bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage you should get a price that the price according to the yield to maturity because 40401

          If you price a semi-annual coupon bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage, you should get a price that is lower than the price according to the yield to maturity because this would result in an arbitrage opportunity. The zero coupon discount rates do not include the coupon payments of the coupon bond, which is why the price is lower.

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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06/13/2023

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It is a bond that pays a fixed coupon twice a year, and at maturity, it pays back the face value of the bond. Now, if we price this bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage, we are essentially valuing the bond as a combination of zero coupon bonds Show more…

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If you price a semi-annual coupon bond according to zero coupon prices and no arbitrage, you should get a price that is lower than the price according to the yield to maturity because this would result in an arbitrage opportunity. The zero coupon discount rates do not include the coupon payments of the coupon bond, which is why the price is lower.