Here are the prices of three bonds with 10-year maturities: Bond coupon (%) Price (%) 2 81.62 4 98.39 8 133.42 If coupons are paid annually, which bond offered the highest yield to maturity? Which had the lowest? Which bonds had the longest and shortest durations? Please show ho to complete in excel using yield and duration.
In February 2009 Treasury 6s of 2026 offered a semiannually compounded yield of 3.5965%. Recognizing that coupons are paid semiannually, calculate the bond's price.