Given the following binomial interest rate tree with equal probability of moving up and down for...

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Given the following binomial interest rate tree with equal probability of moving up and down for government bonds, and an OAS of 200 bps for a 7% annual coupon corporate bond that has three years remaining until maturity, and the corporate bond is callable at par one year and two years from now, what should be the price of this corporate bond (as a percentage of par value)? (8pt) [a] (Hint: OAS is the constant spread that must be added to all the one-period rates given in the tree.) Year 0 4.6000% Year 1 5.9988% 4.4440% Note: you must show your work to earn full credit. Year 2 7.7515% 5.7425% 4.2541% Given the following binomial interest rate tree with equal probability of moving up and down for government bonds, and an OAS of 200 bps for a 7% annual coupon corporate bond that has three years remaining until maturity, and the corporate bond is callable at par one year and two years from now, what should be the price of this corporate bond (as a percentage of par value)? (8pt) [a] (Hint: OAS is the constant spread that must be added to all the one-period rates given in the tree.) Year 0 4.6000% Year 1 5.9988% 4.4440% Note: you must show your work to earn full credit. Year 2 7.7515% 5.7425% 4.2541%

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Government bond tree rates are given as Year 0 57425 59988 Year 1 44440 46000 Year 2 42541 46000 ... View the full answer