Please see the midterm information as follows: 1] Instructions:

Please see the midterm information as follows: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 

1] Instructions: You will find an existing company to sale the bond /investment to prepare this midterm.

2] PPT Slides: 

Slide 1 : Cover Page - your name, date of exam and campus

Slide 2 : Introduction -- search type(s) of your investment(s) and briefly explain the reason by choosing it. 

Slide 3 : Find an expected rate of return by either using "Trial and Error" or "Formula" from text book. 

Slide 4 : Calculate the Fair Value of a coupon bond (see page 78 and example 3 - 4) as reference. 

Slide 5 : Calculate the semi-annual yield to maturity (seepage 80 and example 3 - 5) as reference. 

Slide 6 : Calculate the duration of a bond with table (see page 93 and table 3 - 7) as reference. 

Slide 7 : Conclusion -- it should be overall of you opinion based on your analysis --- not recall the calculation in this slide

Slide 8 : Recommendation - you future plan on your investment after your analysis

Slide 9 : References