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Exam FM Bonds practice problems

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What this topic tests

Bonds combines coupon cash flows, redemption values, yield rates, book values, callable dates, and premium or discount amortization. Coupon rate determines the promised cash flow; yield rate discounts it to a price.

Price every coupon and redemption amount at the yield per coupon period, then use book-value recursion or direct repricing as a check. For callable bonds, test the allowed redemption dates instead of assuming the final maturity controls the purchaser’s yield.

Typical failure modes

  • Discounting coupons at the coupon rate instead of the yield rate
  • Mixing annual yields with semiannual coupon periods
  • Checking only maturity when an earlier call date can determine the price

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Exam FM Bonds practice problems and solutions

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  1. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #7Bonds · Bond Book-Value InterestVerified
  2. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #18Bonds · Bond Price DecompositionVerified
  3. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #28Bonds · Spot-Rate Bond ValuationVerified
  4. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #29Bonds · Yield to MaturityVerified
  5. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #30Bonds · Macaulay Duration from Price SensitivityVerified
  6. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #31Bonds · Perpetuity DurationVerified
  7. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #32Bonds · Growing Perpetuity DurationVerified
  8. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #34Bonds · Coupon Reinvestment YieldVerified
  9. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #40Bonds · Callable Bond Redemption ValueVerified
  10. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #41Bonds · Callable Bond Guaranteed PriceVerified
  11. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #42Bonds · Callable Discount BondVerified
  12. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #43Bonds · Yield to WorstVerified
  13. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #47Bonds · Bond Discount AmortizationVerified
  14. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #50Bonds · Macaulay DurationVerified
  15. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #51Bonds · Modified Duration ApproximationVerified
  16. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #53Bonds · Duration Around Coupon DateVerified
  17. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #59Bonds · Coupon-Spread Bond PricingVerified
  18. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #61Bonds · Yield from Equal Bond PricesVerified
  19. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #71Bonds · Bond PriceVerified
  20. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #72Bonds · Callable Bond Guaranteed PriceVerified
  21. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #81Bonds · Arithmetically Increasing CouponsVerified
  22. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #93Bonds · Bond Redemption ValueVerified
  23. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #94Bonds · Leveraged Bond Investment YieldVerified
  24. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #95Bonds · Coupon Rate InterpolationVerified
  25. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #96Bonds · Geometrically Increasing CouponsVerified
  26. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #97Bonds · Bond Term from Book ValuesVerified
  27. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #98Bonds · Bond Term from Discount AccrualVerified
  28. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #135Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  29. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #136Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  30. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #137Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  31. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #138Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  32. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #139Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  33. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #140Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  34. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #141Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  35. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #142Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  36. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #158Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  37. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #163Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  38. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #167Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  39. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #189Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  40. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #196Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  41. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #198Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  42. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #206Bonds · Bond PricingVerified
  43. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #213Bonds · Bond YieldsVerified
  44. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #216Bonds · Premium and Discount BondsVerified
  45. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #226Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  46. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #234Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  47. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #235Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  48. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #239Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  49. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #248Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  50. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #258Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  51. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #263Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  52. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #264Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  53. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #269Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  54. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #271Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  55. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #273Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  56. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #281Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  57. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #290Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  58. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #292Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  59. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #297Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  60. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #301Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  61. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #315Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  62. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #317Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  63. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #318Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  64. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #319Bonds · Bond Pricing and YieldsVerified
  65. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #325Bonds · Short Bond YieldVerified
  66. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #326Bonds · Bond Book-Value ChangeVerified
  67. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #335Bonds · Coupon Bond Anchored by a Zero PriceVerified
  68. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #340Bonds · Bond with Geometrically Growing CouponsVerified
  69. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #345Bonds · Bond Term from Price and YieldVerified
  70. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #352Bonds · Coupon Bond Price Anchored by a Zero BondVerified
  71. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #353Bonds · Macaulay Duration from Price SensitivityVerified
  72. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #378Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  73. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #381Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  74. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #384Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  75. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #385Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  76. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #399Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  77. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #404Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  78. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #416Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  79. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #417Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  80. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #419Bonds · Bond ValuationVerified
  81. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #421Bonds · Premium Bond Value RelationshipsVerified
  82. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #427Bonds · Bond Realized YieldVerified
  83. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #429Bonds · Bond Modified DurationVerified
  84. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #430Bonds · Coupon Bond Price RelationsVerified
  85. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #431Bonds · Bond Premium AmortizationVerified
  86. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #434Bonds · Step-Coupon Bond PricingVerified
  87. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #435Bonds · Callable Bond Yield ProtectionVerified
  88. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #437Bonds · Accumulation of Bond DiscountVerified
  89. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #444Bonds · Bonds with Mixed Coupon FrequenciesVerified
  90. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #448Bonds · Bond Book Value and Discount GrowthVerified
  91. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #449Bonds · Bond Book Value versus Market ValueVerified
  92. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #453Bonds · Discount Amortization ScheduleVerified
  93. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #454Bonds · Successive Discount IncrementsVerified
  94. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #455Bonds · Cross-Frequency Bond PricingVerified
  95. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #456Bonds · Premium Amortization ThresholdVerified
  96. SOA Exam FM Sample Question #457Bonds · Midterm Bond Book ValueVerified

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