Suppose you buy a December futures contract on a hypothetical 10-year, 6% semiannual coupon note with a

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Suppose you buy a December futures contract on a hypothetical 10-year, 6% semiannual coupon note with a settlement price today of 125-060. You post the initial margin required for this transaction ($1,500 per $100,000 contract). What nominal annual yield to maturity is implied by the settlement price? If interest rates fall to 2.4%, what return would you earn on one futures contract? If interest rates rose to 3.2%, what is the return on one futures contract?

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Fundamentals Of Financial Management

ISBN: 9780357517574

16th Edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

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