Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Banking & Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf Are corporate bond market returns predictable? Yongmiao Hong a‚b‚ Hai Lin c‚d‚ Chunchi Wu e‚⇑ a Department of Economics‚ Cornell University‚ Ithaca‚ NY 14853‚ USA Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics and MOE Key Laboratory in Econometrics‚ Xiamen University‚ Xiamen 361005‚ China c Department of Accountancy and Finance‚ University of Otago‚ Dunedin 9054‚ New
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Chapter 15 Quiz 15.1) A portfolio is currently worth $10 million and has a beta of 1.0. An index is currently standing at 800. Explain how a put option with a strike price of 700 can be used to provide portfolio insurance. Index goes down to 700 10*(800/700)= 8.75 million Buying put options= 10‚000‚000/800= 12‚500 If you buy the options at 800‚ the value will be 12‚500 times the index with a strike price of 700 therefore providing protection against a drop in the value of the portfolio below
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Tenth Five Year Plan of India – 2002 - 2007 The Tenth Five Year Plan India(2002-2007) aims to transform the country into the fastest growing economy of the world and targets an annual economic growth of 10%. This was decided after India registered a 7% GDP growth consistently over the last decade. This GDP growth of 7% is much higher than the world’s average GDP growth rate. Thus‚ the Planning Commission of India sought to stretch the limit and set targets which would propel India to the super
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Chapter 10: Bond Return and Valuation Q. 6. Find out the yield to maturity on a 8 per cent 5 year bond selling at Rs 105? Solution: Yield to Maturity = [pic] = [pic] = [pic] × 100 = [pic] × 100 YTM = 6.82. Q. 7. (a) Determine the present value of the bond with a face value of Rs 1‚000‚ coupon rate of Rs 90‚ a maturity period of 10 years for the expected yield to maturity of 10 per cent. (b) In N is equal to 7 years in the
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Abstract: It’s argued that the greatest challenge facing human resource managers in Viet Nam in the next 5 years will be to attract and retain the quality staff for their organization. I agree with statement because at present Vietnam has to meet the risk of skilled labor shortage although we have abundant labor force. The rate of quality employees is very rarely. So‚ how can we improve the imbalance of workforce? It’s clear that company must attract and retain the quality staff in their company
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Five year Plans for Economic Development After the 6.25 war‚ most of all production institution was in ruin condition‚ so the South Korea economic had to start off with a clean state. In 1950s‚ Korea could survive based on U.S.A’s support‚ but when the international balance of payments and the budget deficit expanded‚ U.S.A had to announce to Korea that they will reduce the amounts of the support. For this reason‚ the president of South Korea‚ Park Jung Hee‚ who seized the power through staging
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roles of education and propaganda in Stalinist Russia. Intro: Education and Propaganda were tools used by Stalin to maintain and consolidate his power in Russia. The exact year as to when Stalin was in power is controversial. For the purpose of this paper‚ Stalin will be recognized as in power of Russia in 1929‚ the year when most of his oppositions were defeat‚ especially Trosky. Education Though Stalin always addressed himself as the follower of Lenin‚ and all what he is doing is a continuation
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Week 3 Time Value of Money and Valuing Bonds Chapter 6 55. Amortization with Equal Payments Prepare an amortization schedule for a five-year loan of $36‚000. The interest rate is 9 percent per year‚ and the loan calls for equal annual payments. How much interest is paid in the third year? Answer: $2‚108.52 56. Amortization with Equal Principal Payments Rework Problem 55 assuming that the loan agreement calls for a principal reduction of $7‚200 every year instead of equal annual payments. Answer:
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1 Given the following bond: |starting date |30/09/2011 | |maturity date |30/09/2014 | |coupon rate |4.00% | |coupon frequency |annual | |day count |act/act | |nominal value |100 | a) Calculate the price of the security on the 30/09/2011‚ if the yield to maturity is 5% (NB: Price=PV of future
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CHAPTER 3 PRESENTATION OF CHARTS Quarter 2 – Year 1 Table 2.1 RATIOS OCC % ADR REVPAR TREVPAR GOPPAR ROE Forecast Q2 Y1 68.63% 121 66 210 NA NA Actual Q2 Y1 71.27% 146 104 160 52 NA Forecast Q2 Y2 81.36% 221 159 260 NA NA Actual Q2 Y2 76.69% 238 148 206 87 NA Var. % Y2 -4.67% +7.69% -6.92% -26.21% NA NA Actual YTD Y2 76.69% 238 148 206 82 Table 2.2 Progression Q2 MARKET Indexes OCC Index ADR Index RevPAR Index Apr 01 1.05 0.89 0.94 May-01 1.09 0.90 0.98 Jun-01 1.09 0.90 0.98 Apr 02 1.11 1.01
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