Yield to Maturity Is Always Realized as Promised: A Reply

This note attempts to further elaborate why it is a myth that YTM is viewed as only a promised but not really earned interest rate. It addresses some misconceptions regarding what, between YTM and RCY, is a true rate of return of a coupon bond, why YTM is NOT just a “fictitious mathematical construct”, and why YTM has nothing to do with yield curve.

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Year of publication:	2008-01-02
Authors:	Cebula, Richard ; Yang, Bill

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Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Cebula, Richard and Yang, Bill (2008): Yield to Maturity Is Always Realized as Promised: A Reply. Published in: Journal of Economics and Finance Education , Vol. 8, No. 2 (28 February 2009): pp. 38-41.
Classification:	G12 - Asset Pricing ; G19 - General Financial Markets. Other ; G30 - Corporate Finance and Governance. General
Source:	BASE

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