Suppose that the Treasury bond futures price is 101-12. Which of the following four bonds is...
Suppose that the Treasury bond futures price is 101-12. Which of the following four bonds is cheapest to deliver? Please answer with just a number (1, 2, 3, or 4) Bond Price Conversion Factor 1 127-05 1.2131 2 132-15 1.2992 3 118-31 1.1149 4 148-02 1.4026
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Suppose that the Treasury bond futures price is 101-12. Which of
the following four bonds is...
17. Suppose that the T-bond futures price is 101-12. Which of the following four bonds is cheapest to deliver? Bond...
17. Suppose that the T-bond futures price is 101-12. Which of the following four bonds is cheapest to deliver? Bond Cash Price esion Factor 1.2131 1.3792 125-05 142-15 1.1149 1.4026 3 115-31 144-02 a, Bond # 1 b, Bond # 2 c, Bond # 3 d, Bond #4 18. What number is closest to the duration of a 12% annual coupon bond maturing in 5 years and yielding i 1967 Assume a $1,000 face value. a. 2.5 years b. 3.0...
The most recent settlement T-bond futures price is 110. Which of the following four bonds is...
The most recent settlement T-bond futures price is 110. Which of the following four bonds is cheapest to deliver (use the gross basis)? Quoted bond price = 123; conversion factor = 1.1000. Quoted bond price = 155; conversion factor = 1.4000. Quoted bond price = 145; conversion factor = 1.3000. Quoted bond price = 137; conversion factor = 1.2200.
It's July 30, 2017. The cheapest-to-deliver bond in a Sept 2017 Treasury bond futures contract is...
It's July 30, 2017. The cheapest-to-deliver bond in a Sept 2017 Treasury bond futures contract is a 9% coupon bond and delivery is expected to be made on Sept 30, 2017. Coupon payments on the bond are made on Feb 4 and Aug 4 each year. The term structure is flat, and the rate of interest with continuous compounding is 9% per annum. The conversion factor of the bond is 1.7. The current quoted bond price is $107. Calculate the...
Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 95 percent of the...
Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 95 percent of the face value, $100,000. a. What is your obligation when you purchase this futures contract? b. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 94 percent. What is your loss or gain? c. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price rises to 97. What is your loss or gain?
Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 90 percent of the...
Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 90 percent of the face value, $100,000. a. What is your obligation when you purchase this futures contract? b. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 88.10 percent. What is your loss or gain? c. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price rises to 91.90. What is your loss or gain? What is your obligation when you purchase this futures contract? You are obligated to purchase...
A bond fund manager is concerned about interest rate volatility over the next 3 months. The...
A bond fund manager is concerned about interest rate volatility over the next 3 months. The value of the bond portfolio is $9M and the duration of the portfolio is 6.2 years. To hedge interest rate volatility, the fund manager uses Treasury bond futures. The quoted price for the December Treasury bond futures contract is 93-05. The cheapest to deliver Treasury bond has a duration of 7.9 years. How many contracts should the fund manager short? (Enter as positive number,...
5. Suppose in May you purchase $100,000 face value of U.S. Treasury bonds for a price...
5. Suppose in May you purchase $100,000 face value of U.S. Treasury bonds for a price of $90,000. Suppose that the bond matures in 15 years but that you must sell them at the end of July (10 points). In the top row in the table below, report the gains or loss that you would incur for selling the a. bonds for each of the listed potential end-of-July selling prices for the bonds. b. In the middle row in the...
Req A Req B and C Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 91.40 percent and rises to 92.90, what is your loss or gain? (Input the amounts as a positive value.) C. Suppose you purchase a...
Req A Req B and C Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 91.40 percent and rises to 92.90, what is your loss or gain? (Input the amounts as a positive value.) C. Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 92 percent of the face value, $100,000. a. What is your obligation when you purchase this futures contract? b. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 91.40 percent. What is your...
Bond price Maturity we find the following Treasury bonds and their prices 5980 2 years 1...
Bond price Maturity we find the following Treasury bonds and their prices 5980 2 years 1 year 51 000 $100 10% $100 Coupon rate al Compute the YTMs for the above three bonds b) Suppose that we need the above coupon bond for your cash requirements. However, due to some reasons, we cannot buy the coupon bond. Therefore, instead of the coupon bond, we decide to buy 1 year and 2 year zero coupon bond. If this alternative investment has...
Question 3. Assume that it is now October 2014 and a company anticipates that will need...
Question 3. Assume that it is now October 2014 and a company anticipates that will need to purchase 1 million kilogram of copper in each of February 2015, August 2015, February 2016, and August 2016. The Chief Finance Officer has decided to hedge 80% of the company's exposure using copper futures. The size of one copper futures contract is 25,000 pounds of copper. The initial margin and the maintenance margin for each copper contract are $2,000 and $1,500, respectively. Contracts...
17. Suppose that the T-bond futures price is 101-12. Which of the following four bonds is cheapest to deliver? Bond Cash Price esion Factor 1.2131 1.3792 125-05 142-15 1.1149 1.4026 3 115-31 144-02 a, Bond # 1 b, Bond # 2 c, Bond # 3 d, Bond #4 18. What number is closest to the duration of a 12% annual coupon bond maturing in 5 years and yielding i 1967 Assume a $1,000 face value. a. 2.5 years b. 3.0...
5. Suppose in May you purchase $100,000 face value of U.S. Treasury bonds for a price of $90,000. Suppose that the bond matures in 15 years but that you must sell them at the end of July (10 points). In the top row in the table below, report the gains or loss that you would incur for selling the a. bonds for each of the listed potential end-of-July selling prices for the bonds. b. In the middle row in the...
Req A Req B and C Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 91.40 percent and rises to 92.90, what is your loss or gain? (Input the amounts as a positive value.) C. Suppose you purchase a Treasury bond futures contract at a price of 92 percent of the face value, $100,000. a. What is your obligation when you purchase this futures contract? b. Assume that the Treasury bond futures price falls to 91.40 percent. What is your...
Bond price Maturity we find the following Treasury bonds and their prices 5980 2 years 1 year 51 000 $100 10% $100 Coupon rate al Compute the YTMs for the above three bonds b) Suppose that we need the above coupon bond for your cash requirements. However, due to some reasons, we cannot buy the coupon bond. Therefore, instead of the coupon bond, we decide to buy 1 year and 2 year zero coupon bond. If this alternative investment has...
Question 3. Assume that it is now October 2014 and a company anticipates that will need to purchase 1 million kilogram of copper in each of February 2015, August 2015, February 2016, and August 2016. The Chief Finance Officer has decided to hedge 80% of the company's exposure using copper futures. The size of one copper futures contract is 25,000 pounds of copper. The initial margin and the maintenance margin for each copper contract are $2,000 and $1,500, respectively. Contracts...
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