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The Pricing of Premium Bonds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Miles Livingston
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Abstract

In a recent paper, the author [8] has derived the equilibrium bond pricing equation in a world of uncertain future interest rates assuming that capital gains and losses will be taxed at maturity at capital gains tax rates. In the case of premium bonds (i.e., bonds selling above par), the U.S. tax law allows bondholders to elect to amortize the premium on a straight line basis as a deduction from regular taxable income. For those paying positive tax rates, the amortization option will generally be advantageous compared to taking a capital loss at maturity.

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Research Article
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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 1979 , pp. 517 - 527
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1979

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