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Q: Zhao Automotive issues fixed rate debt at a rate of 7.0%. Zhao agrees to an interest rate swap in…

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A: 5-year treasury securities = 5.35% 6 -year treasury securities = 5.6% 1 - year interest rate…

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A: Given information: Face value : $3,612,086 Maturity period : 5 years   Coupon rate : 4% Effective…

Q: Suppose you are the proud owner of a $100,000 face-value Zimbabwe government bond having five years…

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Q: There is  a Government of Canada ($100 000) bond futures contract that settles at $117.55. Interest…

A: Futures Contract Value = 117.55 Interest Rate Spike = 1.5%

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A: Spot rate for 1, 2 and 3 years can be calculated from the information provided. YTM for Bond A:

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A: In this we have to use interest rate parity to get the required rate of interest rate.

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A: In interest rate swap, the obligation of 2 parties are exchanged with each other i.e. when a company…

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Q: uppose a bank enters a repurchase agreement in which it agrees to buy Treasury securities from a…

A: Yield on repo = (buy back price / purchase price of bond) - 1 )* (days base / days to maturity )

Treasury Market

On-the-run securities are the most recently issued securities in the market depth and are therefore traded at some premium. The off-the-run securities are the ones issued just before the most recent ones. The on-the-run securities have a lower yield to the investor than the off-the-run securities.