The dealer forecasts that two days from now the discount rate on an 88-day bill will be 5.10%. The current discount rate on a 90-day bill is 5.10%. What is the highest two-day repo rate the dealer can afford to pay and still expect to break even? Explain
The dealer forecasts that two days from now the discount rate on an 88-day bill will...
The spot discount rates for two T-bills, 80-day T-bill and 170-day T-bill, are given below. A) Based on the two T-bills's discount rates, what should be the quoted equilibrium price of an 80-day T-bill futures contract? Assume $1,000,000 face value. Keep in mind the quoted price is 100 - (discount rate). What should be the dollar amount implied by the futures quoted price (the amount to pay or to be paid at settlement)? B) You took 10 long T-bill futures...
8) 8. If you pay $975 for a 91-day T-bill. It is worth $1,000 at maturity. What is the discount rate? А. 10.8990 B. 10.28% C. 9.89% D. 10.14% 8. If you pay $975 for a 91-day T-bill. It is worth $1,000 at maturity. What is the discount rate? А. 10.8990 B. 10.28% C. 9.89% D. 10.14%
17 marks QUESTION 1 a. Julie purchased a 180-day $100 000 bank bill 74 days ago for $98 300.00. She sold it to Tony today and received $99 000.00 (i) [2 marks] Draw a cash flow diagram that captures the details of Julie's transactions (ii [3 marks] Calculate the purchase yield (simple interest rate) and sale yield (simple interest rate) of this bill (as a percentage, rounded to 2 decimal places) (ii [2 marks] Without any further calculations, explain how...
A firm will need to take out a $2,464,701 loan 270 days from now for a 90-day interval. It purchases a call with X=5.8%. The call expires in 270 days and the underlying is a 90-day corporate loan rate. What will be the call payoff in 360 days, if the 90-day spot rate in 270 days is 5.6%? Round your answer to the nearest integer.
a) [3 marks] Draw a carefully labelled cash flow diagram to represent the above financial transaction. Draw your cash flow diagram from Luke’s perspective.b) [4 marks] Calculate the purchase price of the 180-day bank bill on 1 January 2019 (rounded to three decimal places) and the sale price of the 180-day bank bill on 15 April 2019 (rounded to three decimal places).c) [2 marks] Calculate Luke’s holding period yield (expressed as a percentage and rounded to two decimal places).d) [4 marks]...
5. Pulling it all together: The discount rate on a 30-day T-Bill is 0.25%. The stock market is expected to earn 10% during the coming year. A company with a ß of 1.5 has two sources of capital: $750,000 in long-term debt, for which it pays an after-tax cost of 4%, and $1,250,000 in equity. What is the company's WACC? (Stumped? There are hints below- but don't peek unless you must!)
Bill Blank signed an $7,540 note at Citizen's Bank. Citizen's charges a 8.2% discount rate. Assume the loan is for 270 days. a. Find the proceeds. (Use 360 days a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest cent.) Proceeds b. Find the effective rate charged by the bank. (Use 360 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest tenth percent.) Effective rate You were offered the opportunity to purchase either...
The current one-year T-bill rate is .48 percent and the expected one-year rate 12 months from now is .90 percent. According to the unbiased expectations theory, what should be the current rate for a two-year Treasury security? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) what is the current rate?
Two individuals, Susan and Bill, are involved in a bitter dispute over splitting a small prize of £1000. The prize donator, who acts as an independent arbitrator, rules that if an agreement cannot be reached between the two individuals within two months then they will each receive one third of the prize with the remainder going to charity. They are allowed two chances to settle: Susan can make an offer to Bill immediately which he can either accept or reject....
4. You can purchase a T-bill that is 90 days from maturity for $9,900. The T-bill has a face value of $10,000. Calculate the T-bill's EAR. A) 4.00 percent. B) 4.16 percent. C)4.10 percent. D) 4.07 percent. E) 4.21 percent 5. A $5 million jumbo CD is paying a quoted 4.25% interest rate on 120-day maturity CDs. How much money could you withdraw at maturity if you invest in the CD? A) $5,000,000 B) $5,069,863 C) $4,929,167 D) $5,212,500 E)...