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    Mar 14, 2012, 08:48 AM
    Current yield and capital gains yield
    Last year you purchased a bond that had a (semi-annual)coupon rate of 2.25% and a maturity of 6 years. At the time you purchased the bond the yield to maturity was 2.8%. Yields are now 3.50% and you have decided to sell it. What are the current yield and the capital gains yield for the year starting at the present?

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