2. Bond valuation The proces value of the cash flows that the security will generate in the future s of bond valuation is based on the fundamental concept that the current price of a security can be...

Extracted text: 2. Bond valuation The proces value of the cash flows that the security will generate in the future s of bond valuation is based on the fundamental concept that the current price of a security can be determined by calculating the present There is a consistent and predictable relationship between a bond's coupon rate, its par value, a bondholder's required return, and the bond's resulting intrinsic value. value and its par value. These result from the relationship between a bond's coupon rate and a bondholder's required rate of return Trading at a discount, trading at a premium, and trading at par refer to particular relationships between a bond's intrinsic pay, and a bondholder's required return Remember, a bond's coupon rate partially determines the interest-based return that a bond reflects the return that a bondholder to receive from a given investment. The mathematics of bond valuation imply a predictable relationship between the bond's coupon rate, the bondholder's required return, the bond's par value, and its intrinsic value. These relationships can be summarized as follows: . When the bond's coupon rate is equal to the bondholder's required return, the bond's intrinsic value will equal its par value, and the bond will trade at par. its par . When the bond's coupon rate is greater to the bondholder's required return, the bond's intrinsic value wil value, and the bond will trade at a premium . When the bond's coupon rate is less than the bondholder's required return, the bond's intrinsic value will be less than its par value, and the bond will trade at