How would you hedge this position on 1st January using Eurodollar futures contracts? Explain the outcome of the hedge if (all) yields fall to 3% pa on the 10th January and then fall to 2% pa on the 10th of May. What are the risks in the hedge?

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It is 1st January and you have an existing $10m floating rate US dollar bank deposit based on 90-day LIBOR. Current interest rate is 4% pa and there is a flat yield curve. The Eurodollar futures price on 1st January is F0 = 99. The next 2 interest rate reset dates on the deposit are the 15th February and the 15th May. The contract size for Eurodollar futures is $1m.

 

How would you hedge this position on 1st January using Eurodollar futures contracts? Explain the outcome of the hedge if (all) yields fall to 3% pa on the 10th January and then fall to 2% pa on the 10th of May. What are the risks in the hedge?

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