20 years: Debt capital markets
In this third part of the series of how to price a bond, Nigel outlines the process of pricing a Sterling denominated bond for the theoretical issuer, XYZ Corporation, using the building blocks outlined in the introductory video. In this example, XYZ has chosen to issue a 30-year bond.
In this third part of the series of how to price a bond, Nigel outlines the process of pricing a Sterling denominated bond for the theoretical issuer, XYZ Corporation, using the building blocks outlined in the introductory video. In this example, XYZ has chosen to issue a 30-year bond.
8 mins 22 secs
A bond represents a series of cash-flows. Investors buying bonds acquire rights to receive those cash-flows at a series of dates – the interest payments during the life of the bond (the coupons) and return of the money at maturity (redemption). For new bonds, buyers and sellers need to agree a price and a yield (discount rate) to arrive at a present value, or price, at which they can transact. The yield is a component of the risk-free rate plus a risk premium (a credit spread). The choice of benchmark hinges on the currency of issue and the conventions that apply to bonds issued in that currency.
Key learning objectives:
Understand how a bond yield is reflected in the bond price
Identify the convention used in the sterling bond market for coupon payments
Understand how a bond’s yield to maturity is calculated in the sterling bond market
Describe the Gilt benchmark rules for sterling bond issues
Describe the coupon rounding convention in sterling
Understand the day-count convention for sterling and its uses