You are a portfolio manager at a bond fund. Your portfolio has only two bonds: 1 -

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You are a portfolio manager at a bond fund. Your portfolio has only two bonds:

1 -

year

1 %

Treasury bond. Price

-

98,

yield not provided

2 -

year

4 %

Treasury bond

6 % .

Price

-

not provide, yield

6 %

Assume annual compounding, annual coupon payments, and face values of $

100 .

1 .

What is the yield to maturity of the

1 -

year

1 %

Treasury bond?

2 .

What is the price of the

2 -

year

4 %

Treasury bond?

3 .

What is the

2 -

year spot rate, r

2 ?

4 .

A rival fund manager offers to sell you a

5 -

year Treasury strip for $

72 .

Rather than have your intern look up the current price, you decide to use information on the following two bonds to figure it out: a

5 -

year

2.5 %

Treasury bond priced at $

90

and a

5 -

year

5 %

Treasury bond priced at $

105 .

Is buying the

5 -

year Treasury strip from the rival manager a good idea?

5 .

Consider the following statement:

In the Canadian Government Bond market, if two bonds have the same coupons and the same maturity, the one with the higher yield is more attractive.

Is it true of false? Why?

Posted Date: May 10, 2024 02:02 AM

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