Based on Exhibit 1, which of the following forward rates can be computed? A. A one-year loan

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Based on Exhibit 1, which of the following forward rates can be computed?

A. A one-year loan beginning in five years

B. A three-year loan beginning in three years

C. A four-year loan beginning in one year


Jane Nguyen is a senior bond trader for an investment bank, and Chris Alexander is a junior bond trader at the bank. Nguyen is responsible for her own trading activities and also for providing assignments to Alexander that will develop his skills and create profitable trade ideas. Exhibit 1 presents the current par and spot rates.EXHIBIT 1 Current Par and Spot Rates Par Rate 2.50% 2.99% 3.48% 3.95% 4.37% Maturity One year Two years Three


Nguyen gives Alexander two assignments that involve researching various questions:

Assignment 1: What is the yield-to-maturity of the option-free, default-risk-free bond presented in Exhibit 2? Assume that the bond is held to maturity, and use the rates shown in Exhibit 1.EXHIBIT 2 Bond Name Bond Z Selected Data for $1,000 Par Bond Maturity (7) Three years Coupon 6.00%


Assignment 2: Assuming that the projected spot curve two years from today will be below the current forward curve, is Bond Z fairly valued, undervalued, or overvalued?

After completing his assignments, Alexander asks about Nguyen’s current trading activities. Nguyen states that she has a two-year investment horizon and will purchase Bond Z as part of a strategy to ride the yield curve. Exhibit 1 shows Nguyen’s yield curve assumptions implied by the spot rates.

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Fixed Income Analysis

ISBN: 9781119627289

4th Edition

Authors: Barbara S. Petitt

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