The following table provides prices of 4 government bonds with different time to maturity, with a coupon
Question:
The following table provides prices of 4 government bonds with different time to maturity, with a coupon of 8% and a par value of $100.
a. Calculate the yield curve for years 1-4? Is the curve going up or down?
b. What is the current expectation to the interest rate for two years starting in 2 years (???? )?
c. In two year from now you want to take on a loan of $500, which you plan to pay back at year t=4.
How can you guarantee the interest rate on this loan based on today's prices, if there is not market for forward interest contracts? show complete numerical solutiond. The duration of a (different) fixed coupon bond with a maturity of 4 years is 3.50465. What is the bond's coupon rate? If interest rates rise by 2%, by how much will the price of the bond go up or down?
Quantitative Analysis for Management
ISBN: 978-0132149112
11th Edition
Authors: Barry render, Ralph m. stair, Michael e. Hanna