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8 years ago you purchased a bond with a face value of $1,000 and coupon rate of…

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8 years ago you purchased a bond with a face value of $1,000 and coupon rate of 9%. The coupons are paid semi-annually and at the time the bond was yielding 8%. You did not reinvest the coupons and today the bond matured. What was your holding period return?

Round your work to at least 6 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.
The holding period return is
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