hree Zero Coupon Bonds (ZCB) are issued on the market. They each have face value of £100 and maturity, respectively, of 1 year, 3 years and 4 years. Assume the first bond is sold for £99.01, the second one for £92.86 and the third one for £88.85. a)  Find the annual effective yields of all three bonds. b) (Determine the term structure of forward rates associated with these bonds.  c) An investor must pay £1,500 after four years. How much do they need to put aside at the end of the first year, if they decide to invest in the market?

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Three Zero Coupon Bonds (ZCB) are issued on the market. They each have face value of £100 and maturity, respectively, of 1 year, 3 years and 4 years. Assume the first bond is sold for £99.01, the second one for £92.86 and the third one for £88.85.

a)  Find the annual effective yields of all three bonds.

b) (Determine the term structure of forward rates associated with these bonds. 

c) An investor must pay £1,500 after four years. How much do they need to put aside at the end of the first year, if they decide to invest in the market?

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