Determine if these statements are true or false.
1. True or False: The YTM on a discount bond will be above its coupon rate.
2. True or False: Prior to maturity, discount bonds always sell for less than par value.
3. True or False: You can earn a higher return by purchasing zero-coupon bonds at a premium.
4. True or False: If you buy a bond at par and hold it to maturity, you will experience a capital gain.
5. True or False: If you purchase a $1,000 par value bond for $1,050 and hold it to maturity, you would experience a capital gain on the bond equal to 5-percent.
6. True or False: Capital losses always reduce the investor’s rate of return.
7. True or False: Ceteris paribus, bond prices move in the same direction as their coupon rates.
8. True or False: At maturity, investors must repay a bond’s par value to the lender.
9. True or False: If you own long-term zero-coupon bonds, you would hope that interest rates would decrease.