Question: At one point, some Treasury bonds were callable. Consider the prices on the following three Treasury issues as of May 15, 2016: 6.95 May 20
At one point, some Treasury bonds were callable. Consider the prices on the following three Treasury issues as of May 15, 2016:
| 6.95 | May | 20 | n | 106.59375 | 106.65625 | ? | .31250 | 5.37 | ||||||
| 8.70 | May | 20 | 103.71875 | 103.78125 | ? | .06250 | 5.33 | |||||||
| 12.45 | May | 20 | 143.87500 | 144.06250 | ? | .37500 | 5.41 | |||||||
The bond in the middle is callable in February 2017. What is the implied value of the call feature? Assume a par value of $1,000. (Hint: Is there a way to combine the two noncallable issues to create an issue that has the same coupon as the callable bond?)
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