On October 26, 2004, PiVe International Bank, a AAA company, issued a 10-year corridor note. This note
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(a) Obtain the discount curve Z(T) for the relevant maturities as of October 26, 2004. Make sure to plot your results in a figure and comment on them.
(b) Fit the Vasicek model or the Cox, Ingersoll, and Ross model to the discount curve obtained in Part (a).
(c) Employ a Monte Carlo simulation method to obtain the price of the security.
(d) What is the benefit for an investor from investing in these notes, compared to other available instruments? Why would you think that corridor notes are popular?
(e) Use Monte Carlo simulations to compute the sensitivity of the note to changes in interest rates (i.e. its Delta) as well as its convexity (i.e. its Gamma). Plot
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Fixed Income Securities Valuation Risk and Risk Management
ISBN: 978-0470109106
1st edition
Authors: Pietro Veronesi
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