Suppose the following current rates from the yield curve have been observed in the market Year...
1-Which of the following result from the expectations theory of the yield curve? I. The observed long-term rate includes a risk premium II. Long term rates are a function of expected future short term rates III. An upward slope means that the market is expecting higher future short term rates IV. The observed yield curve is above the pure expectations yield curve. a) I only b) I and II only c) II and III only d) II, III and IV...
1-Which of the following result from the expectations theory of the yield curve? I. The observed long-term rate includes a risk premium II. Long term rates are a function of expected future short term rates III. An upward slope means that the market is expecting higher future short term rates IV. The observed yield curve is above the pure expectations yield curve. a) I only b) I and II only c) II and III only d) II, III and IV...
Suppose that we observe the following spot rates, i.e. the yield curve is upward sloping. The spot rates are annual rates that are semi-annually compounded. Time to Maturity Spot Rate 0.5 2.00% 1.0 2.50% 1.5 3.00% 2.0 3.50% 1. Compute the six-month forward curve, i.e. compute f(0,0.5,1.0), f(0,1.0,1.5), f(0,1.5,2.0). 2. What can we say about the forward curve? When the term structure of interest rates is upward sloping, the forward curve is __________ (upward/downward) sloping.
2. You want to know what 2-year spot rates will be one year from now. According to the pure expecta- tions theory, this unknown forward rate of interest is implied by current spot rates. The simplest method of calculating this forward rate is to use today's 1-year and 3-year spot rates; i.e., the spot rates that take you out to the start of, and to the end of the forward period of time you are interested in. Thus: (1 +...
Suppose we have the following current spot rate curve: 6-month spot rate: 5%. 12-month spot rate: 9%. An investor firmly believes that the 6-month spot rate in 6 months will be 4%, and that you can borrow $4,621 at the current market rates. How much profit can this investor expect to make using the entire borrowed amount if her belief turns out to be true?
Suppose that the current 1-year rate (1-year spot rate) and expected 1-year T-bill rates over the following three years (i.e., years 2, 3, and 4, respectively) are as follows: 1R1 = 2.62%, E(2r1) = 3.90%, E(3r1) = 4.40%, E(4r1) = 5.90% Using the unbiased expectations theory, calculate the current (long-term) rates for 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-year-maturity Treasury securities. Plot the resulting yield curve. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Obtain the latest yield curve rates from US Department of Treasury website. Use these yield curve rates, price a 10-year bond with $1000 face value, 4% coupon rate, semi-annual coupon payments. Then use the price, calculate the implied YTM.
As the junior analyst for an investment management firm, you have been assigned to prepare a presentation for clients regarding the term structure of interest rates. Because the shape of the term structure of interest rates is often used to predict future macroeconomic conditions as wells as the course of future short-term interest rates, your presentation will consist of the following:-Plot the yield curve for each year between 2006 – 2020 and display these data on one graph.-For each year...
Check My Work eBook Problem 5-15 Yield to Cal, Yield to Maturity, and Market Rates Absalom Motors' 15% coupon rate, semiannual payment, $1,000 par value bonds that mature in 20 years are callable 4 years from now at a price of $750. The bonds sell at a price of $1,300, and the yield curve is flat Assuming that interest rates in the economy are expected to remain at their current level, what is the best estimate of the nominal interest...
Suppose the yield curve of an economy becomes B from A (the yield curve became flattened), which of the following statements are CORRECT? (*Note: This question was set to be multiple answer instead of multiple choice by mistake. You are supposed to choose only one of the following options.) i. Duration of a coupon bonds have been increased. ii. % Change in duration for high coupon bonds are higher for high coupon bonds than small coupon bonds (both have the...