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### Given Information:
- **Coupon rate** = 9% annually (so the coupon payment is 9% of the par value per year)
- **Par value of bond** = $1,000
- **Yield-to-maturity (YTM)** = 8.1%
- **Time remaining until maturity** = 7 years
- **Holding period** = 6 months (0.5 years)
- You receive the coupon payment after 6 months and then sell the bond at the same YTM.

### Step 1: Calculate the coupon payment.
The bond pays a 9% annual coupon, so the **semi-annual coupon payment** is:

\[
\text{Semi-annual coupon} = \frac{9\% \times 1000}{2} = \frac{90}{2} = 45
\]

### Step 2: Calculate the bond's price when you purchase it.
The price of the bond is based on the present value of its future cash flows (coupon payments + par value) discounted at the YTM. Since you're buying the bond with 7 years left to maturity, there are 14 semi-annual periods.

We use the bond price formula:
\[
P = C \times \left(1 - (1 + r)^{-n}\right)/r + \frac{F}{(1 + r)^n}
\]
Where:
- $ P $ = price of the bond
- $ C $ = semi-annual coupon payment = 45
- $ r $ = semi-annual YTM = $\frac{8.1\%}{2} = 4.05\% = 0.0405$
- $ n $ = number of periods = $7 \times 2 = 14$
- $ F $ = face value of the bond = 1,000

Now plug in the values:

\[
P = 45 \times \left(1 - (1 + 0.0405)^{-14}\right) / 0.0405 + \frac{1000}{(1 + 0.0405)^{14}}
\]

### Step 3: Calculate the bond's price when you sell it after 6 months.
After holding the bond for 6 months, there will be 13 periods left until maturity. The bond price calculation is similar but now with 13 periods remaining.

\[
P_{\text{sell}} = 45 \times \left(1 - (1 + 0.0405)^{-13}\right) / 0.0405 + \frac{1000}{(1 + 0.0405)^{13}}
\]

### Step 4: Calculate your return.
Your return comes from two parts:
1. The coupon payment you receive: $45.
2. The difference in the bond's purchase price and the selling price.

Thus, the holding period return is:

\[
\text{HPR} = \frac{\text{Coupon payment} + (P_{\text{sell}} - P_{\text{buy}})}{P_{\text{buy}}}
\]

This will give you the percentage return over the 6-month period.

Let me know if you want me to compute the actual values for the bond prices and the holding period return.

A 9% coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and a yield-to-maturity of 8.1%. You purchase the bond when it has exactly 7 years remaining until maturity. You hold the bond for 6 months, collect the coupon payment, and then sell the bond immediately. If the bond's yield-to-maturity doesn't change between the time you buy and sell the bond, what is your percentage return over this 6-month holding period? Enter your answer as a decimal and show 4 decimal places. DO NOT annualize your answer.

Learn how to calculate the percentage return for a 9% coupon bond with a par value of $1,000, a yield-to-maturity of 8.1%, and a 6-month holding period. Detailed step-by-step solution with bond pricing and holding period return formula.

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