You wish to create a synthetic forward rate agreement in which you would lock in a return
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You wish to create a synthetic forward rate agreement in which you would lock in a return between 150 and 310 days. The price of a 150-day zero coupon bond is 0.9823 and the price of 310-day zero coupon bond is 0.9634. Which one of the following method is the correct method to create the synthetic FRA? Explain. Explain the Long and the Short for each situation
A) Borrow one 150-day bond and invest in 1.02 of the 310-day bonds
B) Borrow two 150-day bonds and invest in 0.98 of the 310-day bonds
C) Lend one of the 150-day bonds and borrow 1.02 of the 310-day bonds
D) Lend two of the 150-day bonds and borrow 0.98 of the 310-day bonds
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Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
ISBN: 978-0321127211
4th edition
Authors: Thomas E. Copeland, J. Fred Weston, Kuldeep Shastri
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