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you will be able to calculate the purchase price of a bond
you will be able to determine the amount of premium or discount on a bond
you will be able to anticipate whether a bond should be sold at a premium or a discount
you will be able to approximate the yield rate of return for a bond if you know the purchase price
you will be able to determine the issue price of a bond to provide a given yield rate
you will get a great set of base notes covering all of these topics on bond calculations.
Requirements
you will need to have completed the Ordinary Simple Annuities course or understand the basic formulas of simple annuities
you will need a scientific calculator or even better, a Business Financial calculator.
bond pricing is dependent on the present value of both annuities and a single payment so your knowledge of compound interest and annuities is important for an understanding of bonds
Description
This course will introduce you to the principles behind the calculation of bond pricing. As you know, the purchase price of bonds fluctuates as market conditions change and with this course, you will see how the purchase price of a bond will change over time. You will be provided with a set of notes which you will use when you are watching the videotaped lectures.

The course will probably take 3-4 days to complete although this will vary for different students.

Who this course is for:
students who are taking a mathematics of finance course
students who are in a CFA program
students in a Business Program
students who are in need of an additional resource on the topic of bonds