One year ago, an investor purchased a 10-y

问题单项选择题

One year ago, an investor purchased a 10-year, $1000 par value, 8% semiannual coupon bond with an 8% yield to maturity. Now, one year later, interest rates remain unchanged at 8%. If the investor sells the bond today (immediately after receiving the second coupon payment, and with no transaction costs) he will have a capital:（）

A. gain of $80.

B. loss of $80.

C. gain of $0.

答案

参考答案：C

解析：

At the time of purchase, the coupon rate = the market rate, so the bond traded at par. One year later, with interest rates unchanged, the bond would still trade at par, or $1000. Thus, there would be no capital gain or loss from the sale.