问题如下:
A corporate bond in the United States pays a coupon of 10% per year. Payment dates are January 15 and July 15. What is the accrued interest on a USD 1,000 bond on the start of trading on April 1 in a (a) leap year and (b) a year that is not a leap year?
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解释:
Whether it is a leap year or not makes no difference. The day count convention for bonds is 30/360 so that it is always assumed that there are 30 days in a month. In this case, there are 75 days in the accrual period, the interest is USD 100 per year and the accrued interest (USD) is
如果是t-bond和money market的,leap-year 就会 make a difference啊,然后需要用计算器算出具体actual天数呢,但是题目也没有给具体年份,如何做假设呢?谢谢老师