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A 10-year corporate bond has an annual coupon payment of 9 percent

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A 10-year corporate bond has an annual coupon payment of 9 percent. The bond is currently selling at par ($1,000). Which of the following statements is most correct?

Select one:

a. The bonds yield to maturity is 9 percent.

b. The bonds current yield is 9 percent.

c. If the bonds yield to maturity remains constant, the bonds price will remain at par.

d. This bond is not selling at a premium or a discount.

e. All of the answers above are correct.

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The answer is Option e.                        
All of the above answers are correct.                      
                             
A bond that trades at par has a yield equal to its coupon.Investors expect a return equal to the coupon for the risk of lending to the bond issuer.  
Bonds are quoted at 100 when trading at par.Due to changing interest rates, financial instruments almost never trade exactly at par.    
A bond is not likely to trade at par when interest rates are above or below its coupon rate.            
When a company issues a new security ,if it receives the face value of the security, then the issuance is said to be issued at par.    
If the issuer receives less than the face value for the security,it is issued at discount; if the issuer receives more than the face value for the security,
it is issued at a premium.