Annuities that will pay $500 twice per year for the next 5 years (i.e., 10 payments...

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Annuities that will pay $500 twice per year for the next 5 years (i.e., 10 payments in all) are being issued today at the arbitrage-free price of $3850 per annuity. Coupon bonds having maturity 5 years and face value $1,000 are being issued today at the arbitrage-free price $1,050. These bonds pay coupons twice per year at the nominal coupon rate q[2] = 10%. (The coupon payments are made on the same days as the annuity payments.). Find the effective 5-year sopt rate R* (5). Annuities that will pay $500 twice per year for the next 5 years (i.e., 10 payments in all) are being issued today at the arbitrage-free price of $3850 per annuity. Coupon bonds having maturity 5 years and face value $1,000 are being issued today at the arbitrage-free price $1,050. These bonds pay coupons twice per year at the nominal coupon rate q[2] = 10%. (The coupon payments are made on the same days as the annuity payments.). Find the effective 5-year sopt rate R* (5).

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