Assume that it is now May 13, 1994 and that the yield curve has changed accordingly (see
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(a) What is the value of the unhedged portfolio now?
(b) What is the value of the hedged portfolio?
(c) Is the value the same? Did the immunization strategy work? How do you know that changes in value are not a product of coupon payments made over the period?
Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a... Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Fixed Income Securities Valuation Risk and Risk Management
ISBN: 978-0470109106
1st edition
Authors: Pietro Veronesi
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