Your research department reports continuously compounded interest rates as Maturity (Years) Interest Rate (%) 1.00 1.50...

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Your research department reports continuously compounded interest rates as Maturity (Years) Interest Rate (%) 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 (a) Use these rates to compute the prices P.(0,1) and P.(0,2) of one- and two-year zero coupon bonds, and the price P.(0,2) of a two-year, 3% coupon bond. Coupons are paid semi- annually, and the face value of all bonds is 100. (b) Obtain the coupon bond's duration and convexity. (c) Suppose that the monthly changes in the interest rates have a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 0.5%. Obtain the monthly 95% Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall on the coupon bond. (d) Construct a hedge portfolio of 1 coupon bond and k one-year zero coupon bonds that has zero duration. What is the value of k? What is the convexity of the hedge portfolio? (e) Construct a hedge portfolio of 1 coupon bond, and k₁ one-year zero coupon bonds and k₂ two-year zero coupon bonds, that has zero duration and convexity. What are the values of k₁ and k₂? (f) Suppose that the yield curve shifts upward parallelly with dr = 1%. Recalculate P.(0,2), P.(0,1) and P:(0,2) and use this to calculate the change in the values of the hedge portfolios constructed in (d) and (e). Comment on the result. Your research department reports continuously compounded interest rates as Maturity (Years) Interest Rate (%) 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 (a) Use these rates to compute the prices P.(0,1) and P.(0,2) of one- and two-year zero coupon bonds, and the price P.(0,2) of a two-year, 3% coupon bond. Coupons are paid semi- annually, and the face value of all bonds is 100. (b) Obtain the coupon bond's duration and convexity. (c) Suppose that the monthly changes in the interest rates have a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 0.5%. Obtain the monthly 95% Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall on the coupon bond. (d) Construct a hedge portfolio of 1 coupon bond and k one-year zero coupon bonds that has zero duration. What is the value of k? What is the convexity of the hedge portfolio? (e) Construct a hedge portfolio of 1 coupon bond, and k₁ one-year zero coupon bonds and k₂ two-year zero coupon bonds, that has zero duration and convexity. What are the values of k₁ and k₂? (f) Suppose that the yield curve shifts upward parallelly with dr = 1%. Recalculate P.(0,2), P.(0,1) and P:(0,2) and use this to calculate the change in the values of the hedge portfolios constructed in (d) and (e). Comment on the result.

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