The Time Value of Money in Finance

Free CFA Level I lesson in Quantitative Methods. 12 min read, ~1,729 words.

Bond PV = sum of discounted coupons + discounted face. Solving for the discount rate that matches price gives the implied yield (YTM). Coupon-yield link: a par bond has YTM = coupon, a discount bond YTM coupon, and a premium bond YTM < coupon. Zero-coupon yield: the single rate that...

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