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Zero Coupon Bonds

Zero coupon bonds is a bond that is issued at a discounted price and redeemed at par at the time of maturity. Eg. Let us assume that Mr. A has invested Rs920/in a zero coupon. Let us further assume that after 1year he would receive Rs1000/ In the instant case Mr. A pays rs920/- (discounted price) and he would receive rs1000/- (par Value) after 1year. Return (yield) on the bond for Mr. A is 8.70% [(1000-920)/920]

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