Your sister recently purchased a 5-year coupon-paying bond


Your sister recently purchased a 5-year coupon-paying bond (Bond A) and a 5-year pure discount bond (Bond B), both with YTMs of 9%. One week after she purchased the bonds, interest rates increased and are now expected to remain constant for the remainder of the life of the bonds. Interest payments can be reinvested at the new higher YTMs. Based on this situation, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

I. The prices of both bonds are lower than what she originally paid for them.

II. Her realized return on Bond A will be slightly higher than 9% if she holds the bond to maturity.

III. Her realized return on Bond B will be slightly higher than 9% if she holds the bond to maturity.

IV. The prices of both bonds are higher than what she originally paid for them.

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