Intro A forward rate agreement (FRA) pays 4.9% interest (with semiannual compounded) for 6 months on a principal of $170 million. Consider the following annual interest rates. The forward rates are for the 6-month period ending t years from now, where t is given in the first column: Risk-free 6-month forward rate compounding) Maturity spot rate (years) (with continous (with semiannual compounding) 0.5 0.037 1 0.04 0.0435 1.5 0.044 0.0527 2 0.051 0.0733 Part 1 Attempt 2/3 for 10 pts. What is the value of the FRA to the payer of the 4.9% if the FRA covers the period from 1 to 1.5 years (in $)? 0+ decimals Submit

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Intro
A forward rate agreement (FRA) pays 4.9% interest (with semiannual
compounded) for 6 months on a principal of $170 million.
Consider the following annual interest rates. The forward rates are for the 6-month
period ending t years from now, where t is given in the first column:
Risk-free
6-month
forward rate
compounding)
Maturity
spot rate
(years)
(with continous
(with semiannual
compounding)
0.5
0.037
1
0.04
0.0435
1.5
0.044
0.0527
2
0.051
0.0733
Part 1
Attempt 2/3 for 10 pts.
What is the value of the FRA to the payer of the 4.9% if the FRA covers the period
from 1 to 1.5 years (in $)?
0+ decimals
Submit
Transcribed Image Text:Intro A forward rate agreement (FRA) pays 4.9% interest (with semiannual compounded) for 6 months on a principal of $170 million. Consider the following annual interest rates. The forward rates are for the 6-month period ending t years from now, where t is given in the first column: Risk-free 6-month forward rate compounding) Maturity spot rate (years) (with continous (with semiannual compounding) 0.5 0.037 1 0.04 0.0435 1.5 0.044 0.0527 2 0.051 0.0733 Part 1 Attempt 2/3 for 10 pts. What is the value of the FRA to the payer of the 4.9% if the FRA covers the period from 1 to 1.5 years (in $)? 0+ decimals Submit
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