CHAPTER 12 INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKETS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the differences between foreign bonds and Eurobonds. Also discuss why Eurobonds make up the lion’s share of the international bond market. Answer: The two segments of the international bond market are: foreign bonds and Eurobonds. A foreign bond issue is one offered by a foreign borrower to investors in a national capital market and denominated in that
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1. The security of the bond‚ that is‚ whether the bond has collateral. Effect on the coupon rate of the bond issue: Bond’s with collateral will have lower coupon rate as bondholders have claim on collateral no matter what. Advantage: It provides an asset which lower default risk. Disadvantage: Companies cannot sell this collateral as an asset and need to maintain it. 2. The seniority of the bond Effect on the coupon rate of the bond issue: The more senior the bond‚ the lower the coupon
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Bond Market Power: The reasons behind James Carville ’s quote stating that if he would want to be reincarnated as the Bond Market as appose to a political figure or religious leader (Ferguson‚ N‚ 2008) is clear‚ the Bond market since its inception over 800 years ago has been the most influential financial instrument throughout history. Its longevity and power far surpasses any leader. It affects the outcome of wars‚ the success and failures of even the largest economies and also touches the lives
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Jack Zipes‚ in his essay "Breaking the Disney Spell"‚ directly addresses the issue of what happens when a story is taken from its original oral form and written down. Zipes discusses in depth what Walt Disney has done to fairy tales and the consequences of Disney’s actions. Zipes addresses many issues‚ including those of context‚ society‚ and alteration of plot. He accuses Walt Disney of attacking "the literary tradition of the fairy tale" (344). While many scholars disagree with Zipes’ accusations
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direction in which we take our lives and what we decide to do with our time. It can often be difficult to identify these motivators in ourselves. One way to see these motivators is to compare and contrast oneself to others. In Liz Murray’s memoir Breaking Night‚ she describes her hard and challenging life up until the moment that she was accepted into Harvard University. Although Liz’s life is quite different than mine‚ some aspects of ourselves and our motivations are the same‚ but of course there
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includes- shares‚ debentures‚ bonds etc. A key division within the capital markets is between the primary markets and secondary markets. In primary markets‚ new stock or bond issues are sold to investors‚ often via a mechanism known as underwriting. The main entities seeking to raise long-term funds on the primary capital markets are governments (which may be municipal‚ local or national) and business enterprises (companies). Governments tend to issue only bonds‚ whereas companies often issue
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VIETNAM BOND MARKET Nguyen Ngoc Anh Ministry of Finance – Vietnam 11/2009 A YOUNG AND GROWING MARKET • The Vietnam bond market development was boosted when Vietnam entered WTO in 2006. Total market capitalsisation is now at 15% of GDP. >500 government bonds outstanding on some USD 12 billion After 2008 foreign exodus the market today is predominantly Vietnamese with a handful of big players. In the absence of mutual funds and pension funds‚ banks dare key players. BOND GROWTH 2001-2008
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marks) The yield to maturity on a bond is: (a) based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate of return. (b) based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the current yield. (c) below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount‚ and above the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium. (d) none of the above. B. (2 marks) In which one of the following cases is the bond selling at a premium? (a) Coupon
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Sections 3/4 – Solution to Exercises 3.2. Suppose you own a portfolio of two zero-coupon bonds‚ one maturing in three years and one maturing in five years. Both have a face value of 100 euro. The three year rate is currently 3% and the five year rate 4%. What is the value of your portfolio? What is its modified duration? What is the sensitivity of the portfolio value to one basis point increase in each of the time buckets? What is the present value of a basis point? After some up-beat economic
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When are we justified in breaking the law? In the case of Socrates I believe him breaking the law was justifiable‚ although I don’t believe what he did was really breaking the law especially today in modern government. Today we are free with our speech‚ press and free to do what we want within limitations of laws. According to Mill “The only freedom which deserves the name‚ is that of pursuing our own good in our own way‚ so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs‚ or impede
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