How to Calculate Yield to Call of a Bond
For callable bonds that are likely to be called before their maturity, it is more useful to calculate yield to call instead of yield to maturity. The formula and steps to calculate yield to call are exactly the same as how we calculate yield to maturity, i.e., you calculate the discount rate that makes the present value of the future bond payments (coupons and par) equal to the market price of the bond plus any accrued interest. There are two deviations from the standard formula:
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