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You have a 10 year treasury bond with 6 percent coupon rate per annum using spot rates all yields are continuously compounded
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Refer attached excel file for detailed solutions.

Answer (a): Computation of Forward Rates:

F/S = ((1 + Discount Rate)/(1 + Coupon Rate))^n

Where, F is the Forward Rate

S is the Spot Rate, i.e Semi Annual Zero Rate

Discount Rate is the Rate at which cash flows are discounted

Coupon Rate is the interest rate of the Bond

n is the maturity of the specific cash flows

Answer (b): Present Value of Cash Flows:

Cash Flows * Discount rate

Answer (c): Present Value of bond:

Sum of all Present Value of Cash Ffows

Answer (d): Duration of the Bond

Duration of the bond refers to the product of the Proportion of the cash flows and the period in which the cash flows occur. Simply put, it is the average payback period of the bond.

Answer (a):

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Answer (b)

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Answer (c):

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Answer (d):

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