Find AAA bond yields as of September 30, 2016
In this comprehensive example, you will value a bond with a $100 par value, 3% coupon rate, and 8 years to maturity. This bond was rated Aaa by Moody's and it was issued on September 30, 2016. You have determined that this bond's yield is comparable to the yield of bonds with a Aaa rating.
In this exercise, use the getSymbols()
command to obtain the yield of Moody's Aaa index on September 30, 2016 and store that value in an object labeled aaa_yield
.
This exercise is part of the course
Bond Valuation and Analysis in R
Exercise instructions
- Use
library()
to load thequantmod
package. - Use the
getSymbols()
command to obtain Moody's AAA index yield ("DAAA"
) data. - Identify the yield for
aaa
on September 30, 2016 using square brackets. Save this toaaa_yield
.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Load quantmod package
# Obtain Moody's Aaa yield
aaa <-
# Identify the yield on September 30, 2016
aaa_yield <-
aaa_yield