BOND MARKETS CHARACTERISTICS

BOND MARKETS CHARACTERISTICS

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  • Introduction to bond characteristics, types, and money market instruments.
  • Analysis of yield spreads, including those due to inflation and risk differences, highlighting factors like economic cycles and credit ratings.
  • Examination of bond valuation and pricing, including methods for determining yield to maturity, the impact of semi-annual coupons, and considerations for reinvestment rates.
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BOND MARKETS
CHARACTERISTICS
• yields
• coupon
• maturity
• tax features
• liquidity
• risk
…
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MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS -
LIQUID ASSETS
Also called “cash” assets
• T-bills
• Commercial Paper…
2/29
BONDS AND NOTES
• Bonds 5-40 years maturity
• Notes 1-7 years maturity
Types include treasury, c…
3/29
YIELD SPREADS
Yn= Yr + I + P
where Ynis the nominal yield,
Yris the real yield - yield on U.S. T…
4/29
Spreads Due to Inflation
Note: The terms “yields” and “rates” (like interest rates) are 
used int…
5/29
ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE BONDS
•Economic significance (cyclicality) of company &
industry/ quality o…
6/29
Spreads Due to Risk Differences
7/29
Mortgage Yield Spread
8/29
ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS
General Obligations
• Rating
• Economic Strength of Community
• Rev…
9/29
TAX EXEMPT YIELDS -STATE & LOCAL
QUESTION: How do you know if its best to buy tax
exempt or taxab…
10/29
If your personal tax rate is Tp
then your after tax yield
on a taxable bond is
YAT = YT(1 - Tp)
…
11/29
ANS: YAT = .08(1 - .30) = .056 => buy tax exempts
QUESTION: Investor expects a Democrat to win the…
12/29
13/29
• COLLATERALIZED OBLIGATIONS
• mortgage 
• car loans
• credit card debt
• David Bowie royalties
14/29
BOND VALUATION AND YIELDS
PROMISED YIELD TO MATURITY
assumes bond held to maturity
assumes coupo…
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BOND PRICING
Find and estimate of Bn given expected coupons and Par,
E(C) and E(Par), and k.
QUE…
16/29
REALIZED YIELD - CALCULATED 
AFTER THE FACT
Assume you sell after 2 periods - find k in
Bp= Purc…
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BOND VALUATION






+
=
n
k n
k
PV
(1 )
1
,
 = Coupon[PVAk,n] + Par[PVk,n]
…
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Using the equation above
PROBLEM: Suppose a bond offers a 10% coupon, on $1000 
par, for 3 years …
19/29
20/29
QUESTION: If the company only agrees to pay $1000 at
maturity, won’t those who buy this bond lose …
21/29
A par bond would cost $1000 but only pay a $60 coupon.
The present value of the difference in coup…
22/29
FINDING THE YIELD TO MATURITY
PROBLEM: Suppose you observe a bond in the market
with a price of $…
23/29
PRICING WITH SEMI-ANNUAL COUPONS
PROBLEM: Suppose a bond pays 10% coupon, semiannually, has 10 ye…
24/29
FINDING THE REALIZED YIELD
QUESTION: If you buy a 20% coupon, par bond, with 3
years maturity and…
25/29
Your realized yield will be implied in:
use PV = FV[PVk,n] = FV[1/(1+k)]n.
Solve for k to get “re…
26/29
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QUESTION: Then how can you truly lock-in a rate?
ANSWER: Buy a bond with no coupons - called zero
…
28/29
QUESTION: Suppose you are asked to value a zero coupon
bond. How do you set it up?
ANSWER: Only u…
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BOND MARKETS CHARACTERISTICS

  • 1. BOND MARKETS CHARACTERISTICS • yields • coupon • maturity • tax features • liquidity • risk • ratings • callability • indenture restrictions • subordination • convertability
  • 2. MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS - LIQUID ASSETS Also called “cash” assets • T-bills • Commercial Paper • Bankers Acceptances • Eurodollar deposit • short term tax-exempts • money market funds and accounts (check writing - insured)
  • 3. BONDS AND NOTES • Bonds 5-40 years maturity • Notes 1-7 years maturity Types include treasury, corporate, gov. agency, municipal. Look at quotes - see websites – Investinginbonds.com, Tradebonds.com, Bonds-online.com
  • 4. YIELD SPREADS Yn= Yr + I + P where Ynis the nominal yield, Yris the real yield - yield on U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds (see WSJ), I is the expected inflation rate over the life of the bond - regular Treasury yield minus inflation-indexed yield, P is the risk premium - bond yield minus same maturity U.S. Treasury yield. P widens during recession and narrows in expansion. It can be measured by the difference (spread) between the yield on a risky bond and a risk-free bond (U.S. Treasury).
  • 5. Spreads Due to Inflation Note: The terms “yields” and “rates” (like interest rates) are used interchangeably.
  • 6. ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE BONDS •Economic significance (cyclicality) of company & industry/ quality of management/ performance in recession - e.g. Chrysler wants cash cushion. •Financial resources of the company (liquidity, asset protection, capital structure). •Indenture provisions include collateral / sinking fund / call provisions / creation of additional debt / working capital & dividend restriction •Ratings - below Baa or BBB not investment quality SPREADS DATA – economagic.com, riskmetrics.com
  • 7. Spreads Due to Risk Differences
  • 8. Mortgage Yield Spread
  • 9. ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS General Obligations • Rating • Economic Strength of Community • Revenue Raising Potential • Relative Magnitude of fixed charges • Attitude and Fiscal discipline of Officials Revenue Bonds analyze financial prospects of the project supporting payment only revenues support payments
  • 10. TAX EXEMPT YIELDS -STATE & LOCAL QUESTION: How do you know if its best to buy tax exempt or taxable bonds? YT = Taxable yield YTE = Tax exempt yield T = Tax rate YTE = YT(1 - T) or, YT = YTE / (1 - T) => T = 1 - (YTE / YT) If we know YTE and YT we can estimate the "indifferent" T - implicit marginal buyer's tax rate
  • 11. If your personal tax rate is Tp then your after tax yield on a taxable bond is YAT = YT(1 - Tp) Therefore, if your Tp >T, then buy Tax Exempt Bond (only approximate for bonds trading above or below par because capital gains are taxable) QUESTION: If the taxable bond yield is 8 percent, the tax exempt yield is 6 percent and your tax rate is 30 percent, which bonds should you buy?
  • 12. ANS: YAT = .08(1 - .30) = .056 => buy tax exempts QUESTION: Investor expects a Democrat to win the presidential election- expect tax rates will rise - what should happen to municipal yields? - fall QUESTION: What happens if we get a flat tax at 17%? - taxable yields fall and tax exempts rise
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  • 14. • COLLATERALIZED OBLIGATIONS • mortgage • car loans • credit card debt • David Bowie royalties
  • 15. BOND VALUATION AND YIELDS PROMISED YIELD TO MATURITY assumes bond held to maturity assumes coupons reinvested at YTM rate. Find k given bond price, Bn, coupons, C, maturity, n, and par value, Par. if all payments are made we get the promised yield, k, if we pay price Bn. Otherwise, we need to substitute the expected coupon and par payment rather than the promised payments and then find k. B C k C k C k Par k n n = n n + + + + + + + 1 2 2 (1 ) (1 ) (1 ) (1 )
  • 16. BOND PRICING Find and estimate of Bn given expected coupons and Par, E(C) and E(Par), and k. QUESTION: What happens if k increases? B decreases What happens if k decreases? B increases B E C k E C k E C k E Par k n n = n n + + + + + + + ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
  • 17. REALIZED YIELD - CALCULATED AFTER THE FACT Assume you sell after 2 periods - find k in Bp= Purchase Price Bs= Sales Price This assumes coupons reinvested at k CURRENT YIELD B C k C k B k p s = + + + + + 1 2 2 2 1 (1 ) (1 ) Y C P c m = = coupon current market price
  • 18. BOND VALUATION       + = n k n k PV (1 ) 1 , = Coupon[PVAk,n] + Par[PVk,n] To get the bond price you can use a financial calculator or you can compute a present value annuity factor       + +      + = − n n k Par k k k B Coupon (1 ) 1 (1 ) 1 1       + = − nk n k k k PVA (1 ) 1 1 , And a present value factor for one cash flow And plug them into the formula above
  • 19. Using the equation above PROBLEM: Suppose a bond offers a 10% coupon, on $1000 par, for 3 years and the expected inflation rate is 2%, the real rate is 3% and the bond’s risk premium is 1%. What is its price? B = 100[PVA .06, 3] + 1000[PV .06, 3] = 100(2.673) + 1000(.84) = 1107
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  • 21. QUESTION: If the company only agrees to pay $1000 at maturity, won’t those who buy this bond lose $107 at maturity? QUESTION: Would you buy this bond? Why? - greater coupon than par bonds.
  • 22. A par bond would cost $1000 but only pay a $60 coupon. The present value of the difference in coupons (100 - 60)(2.673) = 107 which is the difference in price between this bond and a par bond. Alternatively, a bond that offered a 2% coupon when rates are 6% will have a price of B = 20[PVA.06, 3] + 1000[PV.06, 3] = 893 or $107 less than the par bond.
  • 23. FINDING THE YIELD TO MATURITY PROBLEM: Suppose you observe a bond in the market with a price of $803 that pays a coupon of 10% till maturity in 5 years. What is its implied yield to maturity? Try 16% 803 = 100(PVA?,5) + 1000(PV?,5) = 100(3.274) + 1000(.476) = 803
  • 24. PRICING WITH SEMI-ANNUAL COUPONS PROBLEM: Suppose a bond pays 10% coupon, semiannually, has 10 years till maturity and has a required return (or YTM) of 8%. What is its price? B = 50(PVA.04,20) + 1000(PV.04,20) = 50(13.59) + 1000(.456) = 1135.5
  • 25. FINDING THE REALIZED YIELD QUESTION: If you buy a 20% coupon, par bond, with 3 years maturity and you hold it for three years are you sure to earn 20%? ANSWER: No because the calculation of YTM assumes that the coupons are reinvested at 20%, if rates change your realized yield will change because you'll earn more or less than 20% on the reinvested coupons. For example, when you bought the bond YTM was 20%. But suppose rates fell to 5% the day after you bought and stay there for three years.
  • 26. Your realized yield will be implied in: use PV = FV[PVk,n] = FV[1/(1+k)]n. Solve for k to get “realized” yield, the true yield which depends upon how much you initially invest (PV = present value) and how much you accumulate by the time that you sell in the future (FV = future value). 1000 = (200(1+.05) 2 + 200(1+.05) + 1200)[PVk,3 ] = 1630.5[PVk,3] => 1000/1630.5 = [PVk,3] = [1/(1+k)]3 = .6133 => k = 17.7% realized yield falls because reinvestment rate falls
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  • 28. QUESTION: Then how can you truly lock-in a rate? ANSWER: Buy a bond with no coupons - called zero coupon bonds. QUESTION: Some find this attractive but is there a problem with being locked-in? ANSWER: Yes. How about if rates rise. You lose out on earning extra interest on reinvested coupons.
  • 29. QUESTION: Suppose you are asked to value a zero coupon bond. How do you set it up? ANSWER: Only use the second term in the valuation formula given above. QUESTION: Which bonds will appreciate assuming capital gains tax is reduced? ANSWER: Discount bonds.


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