Series 65 Flashcards: Analyze Bond Pricing Factors

Study Analyze Bond Pricing Factors in Series 65 with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Compute the credit spread if $y_{\text{bond}}=6\%$ and $y_{\text{benchmark}}=4\%$ .

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ANSWER

$2\%$ (or $200$ basis points). Subtracting the benchmark yield from the bond yield gives $6\% - 4\% = 2\%$ , equivalent to 200 basis points.

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