TABLE 6.1Use the table to answer the following question(s).SpotForward Rates6 monthsSwaps3 yearYen: Spot and Forward (V/$)Mid Rates129.87129.68128.53Refer to Table 6.1. Cross ratesare all of these.Bid129.82-20-1361232129.921212Pound: Spot and Forward ($/£)Mid Rates1.44841.44591.4250O are often reported in the form of a matrix in the financial newspapers.O can be used to check on opportunities for intermarket arbitrage.for the spot market in the table are "188.10" (using the mid rates).Bid1.4481-160-238-230

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Q1-13 If a speculator observes that the current 3-month forward rate on Swiss francs is 20¢ = 1 franc, but he/she expects that the spot rate in 3 months will be 30¢ = 1 franc, then this speculator would now a. buy dollars on the forward market. b. buy francs on the forward market. c. sell francs on the forward market. d. buy francs on the spot market and simultaneously sell francs on the 3-month forward market if the current spot rate is 25¢ = 1 franc.
Exercise 1: Part A: Given the following foreign exchange rates: Spot 1 month forward 3 months forward 6 months forward Bid 1.9550 +22 +32 +40 a. Determine the outright forward rate for each maturity b. Determine the mid-rate for each maturity Ask 1.9553 +25 +36 +45
Yen: Spot and Forward (\/$) Mid Rates Bid Spot Rates 129.87 Forward Rates 1 month 129.68 6 months 128.53 129.82 -20 -136 Ask 129.92 -18 -132 Pound: Spot and Forward ($/£) Mid Rates Bid 1.4484 1.4459 1.4327 1.4481 -26 -160 Ask 1.4487 -24 -154 According to the information provided in the table, the 6-month yen is selling at forward premium or discount? Please show your calculation and show the numbers of premium(or discount) in percentage.
Question 4 You have been offered a $500k 7/1 Hybrid ARM Loan with 1pt in origination fees, teaser of 4.8%, margin of 288bp, and future composite rates indexed to LIBOR, which was 3.24% at the time of origination. What is the size of the óth monthly payment of this ARM Loan? Please indicate your answer to the cents place, with two digits right of the decimal. 2,623.33
Question 1 Consider the option on currency HKD against the USD: Current spot rate is HKD7.50 for 1 USD:· Risk-free HKD rate of interest is 5% p.a.· Risk-free USD rate of interest is 2% p.a.· Volatility (σ) of the currency returns is 20% p.a.· Maturity of the option is 3 months.· Strike rate of the option is HKD8.00 for 1 USD· The currency options are European in nature (a) Draw the terminal payoff diagram for the holder of the currency call option on HKD. (b) Draw the terminal payoff diagram for the holder of the currency put option on USD. (c) How much does it cost to hold (i.e., buy) a call-HKD option? Use the Garman Kohlhagen model. (d) What is the minimum terminal exchange rate for the holder of the call-HKD option to profit fromholding the currency option?…
H3. A 2-year swap based on LIBOR is entered into on 30/6/2010 with current spot 3 month LIBOR at 0.54%. The swap is based on a notional principal of $100m What is the swap rate? Please show proper step by step calculation
Use the following table of spot rates: Years to Maturity Annual Effective Spot Rate 3.00% 2 3.60% 3. 3.85% 4 4.05% 5. 4.20% For a 2-year-deferred, 3-year interest rate swap with the level notional amount is I million and 1-year spot rate at time 3 is 3%, what is the amount of the net settlement payment at time 4? Is this amount paid by the payer, or by the receiver? O a. 15,950 paid by the receiver Ob. 16,950 pay by the receiver O. 15,950 paid by the payer Od. 16,950 paid by the payer O e. None of the above

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