Suppose that a bond is purchased at a discount (meaning that it is sold for less than face value). Could the yield to maturity ever be less than the coupon rate? Could the holding period return be less than the coupon rate? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
If a bond is purchased for less than face value, the yield to maturity will always exceed the coupon rate. For the yield to maturity to be less than the coupon rate the price of the bond would have to exceed the face value. On the other hand, the holding period return could be less than the coupon rate. Even if a bond is purchased for less than face value, there is no guarantee it will sell before the maturity date for an amount that is at or above the face value; in fact it could sell for an amount well below the actual purchase price.
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