Question

A bond will sell at a premium when its coupon interest rate: is lower than the market interest rate on similar bonds. equals the market interest rate on similar bonds. varies more than the market interest rate on similar bonds. exceeds the market interest rate on similar bonds

Answer 1

A bond will sell at premium when its coupon interest rate exceeds the market interest rate on similar bonds.

Explanation:

Premium bonds are the bonds that are trading above par in the market. Further on the bond would trade on premium only when it offers a coupon rate exceeding the market rate that is being offered on similar bonds.

In simple lay man's language, the term premium and discount can be understood to carry a crude definition of high and low demand. When the demand would be high, the bonds would fetch a higher value and vice-versa.

Thus Bonds would highly be valued when it is paying interest that is greater than the interest prevailing in the market contemporarily.