Case IV: Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market Fixed income management (EBC4058) Tutor: Micheal Viehs Coordinator: Thomas Post Group C: de Vivo Paolo 6057152 Bing-Jun Zhu 6030493 Honglei Zhao 6051963 04/03/2013 INDEX I INTRODUCTION II BOND MARKET – A snapshot III TWO SYNTHETIC BONDS BUILD THE TWO SYNTHETIC BONDS PRICE OF THE SYNTHETIC BONDS IV HOW TO EXPLOIT THE ARBITRAGE OPPORTUNITY SPECULATING ON POSSIBLE REASONS V THE ADVANTAGES OF CALLABLE BONDS VI CONCLUSIONS VII PROBLEM SET
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INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL: MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‚ 9TH ED. CHAPTER 7 SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS 1. Answer the following questions based on data in Exhibit 7.5. a. How many Swiss francs can you get for one dollar? ANSWER. The indirect quote is $1 = SFr 1.0534. b. How many dollars can you get for one Swiss franc? ANSWER. The direct quote is SFr1 = $0.9493. c. What is the three-month forward rate for the Swiss franc? ANSWER. The three-month forward
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2011 FRM® Examination AIM Statements 2011 Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) Examination AIM Statements Topic Outline‚ Readings‚ Test Weightings The Study Guide sets forth primary topics and subtopics under the five risk-related disciplines covered in the FRM exam. The topics were selected by the FRM Committee as topics that risk managers who work in practice today have to master. The topics are reviewed yearly to ensure the FRM exam is kept timely and relevant. Readings Questions for the FRM
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they are not rewarded with a risk premium. C) No‚ because the risk premium is small. D) Cannot be determined. E) None of the above 5. In the mean-standard deviation graph‚ which one of the following statements is true regarding the indifference curve of a risk-averse investor? A) It is the locus of portfolios that have the same expected rates of return and different standard deviations. B) It is the locus of portfolios that have the same standard deviations and different rates of return. C) It
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CHAPTER 15 1. Vanilla Swaps. Cleveland Insurance Company has just negotiated a three-year plain vanilla swap in which it will exchange fixed payments of 8 percent for floating payments of LIBOR + 1 percent. The notional principal is $50 million. LIBOR is expected to 7 percent‚ 9 percent‚ and 10 percent‚ respectively‚ at the end of each of the next three years. a. Determine the net dollar amount to be received (or paid) by Cleveland each year. ANSWER: End of Year: END OF YEAR 1 2 3
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Both the capital asset pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory rely on the proposition that a no-risk‚ no-wealth investment should earn‚ on average‚ no return. Explain why this should be the case‚ being sure to describe briefly the similarities and differences between CAPM and APT. Also‚ using either of these theories‚ explain how superior investment performance can be establish. Answer: Both the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Model rest on the assumption that investors
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information of a bond: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. • 1. 2. Transaction date: T Settlement date:T+2 Coupon payment dates Maturity date YTM Coupon rate Cum-interest or Ex-interest? If ex-interest If> 7 days to the next coupon payment-----> cum-interest YIELD TO MATURITY The Yield to Maturity (YTM) of a bond is: Interest rate that makes the present value of the bond’s payments equal to its price. Determined by the market‚ reflecting annual rate of return required by market. The Relationship between YTM and
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Measurement & Management II. 1. A. Market Risk II. 1. B. Foreign Exchange Risk II. 2. A. Bond Prices‚ Discount Factors‚ and Arbitrage II. 2. B. Bond Prices‚ Spot Rates and Forward Rates II. 2. C. Yield-To-Maturity (YTM) II. 2. D. Generalizations and Curve Fitting II. 2. E. One-Factor Measures of Price Sensitivity II. 2. F. Measures of Price Sensitivity Based on Parallel Yield Shifts II. 2. G. Key Rate and Bucket Exposures II. 2. H. The Science of Term Structure Models II. 2. I. Mortgage-Backed Securities
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CHAPTER 14 INTEREST RATE AND CURRENCY SWAPS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the difference between a swap broker and a swap dealer. Answer: A swap broker arranges a swap between two counterparties for a fee without taking a risk position in the swap. A swap dealer is a market maker of swaps and assumes a risk position in matching opposite sides of a swap and in assuring that each counterparty fulfills its contractual obligation
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Bond Evaluation‚ Selection‚ and Management‚ Second Edition by R. Stafford Johnson Copyright © 2010 R. Stafford Johnson Answers and Solutions to Select End-of-Chapter Problems CHAPTER 1 1. In the private sector‚ real assets consist of both the tangible and intangible capital goods‚ as well as human capital‚ which are combined with labor to form the business. The business‚ in turn‚ transforms ideas into the production and sale of goods or services that will generate a future stream of
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