An FI has purchased a two-year, $1,000 par value zero-coupon bond for $867.43. The FI will hold
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a. What is the yield on the bond at the time of purchase?
b. What is the market-determined, implied one-year rate one year before maturity?
c. What is the expected sale price if the bond has to be sold at the end of one year?
d. Diagram the bond prices over the two-year horizon.
e. If the FI buys a put option with an exercise price equal to your answer in part (c), what will be its value at the end of one year?
f. What should be the premium on the put option today?
g. Diagram the value for the put option on the two-year, zero-coupon bond.
h. What would have been the premium on the option if the one-year interest rates at the end of one year were expected to be 8.14 percent and 7.34 percent? Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest... Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Financial Institutions Management A Risk Management Approach
ISBN: 978-0071051590
8th edition
Authors: Marcia Cornett, Patricia McGraw, Anthony Saunders
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