Finance
yieldtomaturity
yield to maturity of a level coupon bond
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yieldtomaturity(amount, face, couponrate, maturity)
amount
-
present value of the bond
face
face value of the bond
couponrate
rate indicated by the bond
maturity
number of periods to maturity
The function yieldtomaturity the interest rate rate of a bond with face value face, present value amount, maturing in maturity period and paying at a rate couponrate per period.
The coupon rate is the rate that determines the payments that the bond gives.
This function is closely related to the Finance[levelcoupon] function.
Since yieldtomaturity used to be part of the (now deprecated) finance package, for compatibility with older worksheets, this command can also be called using finance[yieldtomaturity]. However, it is recommended that you use the superseding package name, Finance, instead: Finance[yieldtomaturity].
Compare these examples with those in Finance[levelcoupon] I hold a bond with face value of 1000 units with an annual coupon rate of 12%. The coupon is paid twice yearly. The maturity is in 3 years. What is the yield to maturity of the bond, compounded semi-annually given that its present value is 1050.75 units?
with⁡Finance:
There are 6 periods of half a year until maturity.
yieldtomaturity⁡1050.75,1000,0.122,6
0.05000132125
Yield is 5% per half year, therefore it is
⋅2
0.1000026425
10% per year. If the present value is the same as the face value
yieldtomaturity⁡1000,1000,0.122,6⋅2
0.1200000000
In other words, the yield is identical to the coupon rate when the bond is valued at par. (Remember that the extra factor of 2 is to convert the semi-annual yield to annual yield).
Now let the present value decline to less than face.
yieldtomaturity⁡952.33,1000,0.122,6⋅2
0.1400019931
This example shows that the yield must increase when the value of the bond declines.
The Finance[yieldtomaturity] command was introduced in Maple 15.
For more information on Maple 15 changes, see Updates in Maple 15.
See Also
Finance[levelcoupon]
Finance[perpetuity]
Finance[presentvalue]
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