Question 4 a.If the interest rate is 10%, what is the present value of a security that pays you K1,100 next year, K1,210 the year after, and K1,331 the year after that?      b.Find the investment yield of a 90-day T-bill for K380milion per K400million face value.                                          c.Explain the repayment schedule of Zambia’s ten-year US$750 million Eurobond issued in 2012.

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Exercise 5.1 Suppose you pay 10 to buy a European (K = 100, t = 2) call option on a given security. Assuming a continuously compounded nominal annual interest rate of 6 percent, find the present value of your return from this investment if the price of the security at time 2 is (a) 110; (b) 98.

Problem 3.8. Discount rate and investment rate ber 16, Nepal Rastra Bank accepted a bid of 98.2 on a Treasury bill issue. What discount rate would be published on this Treasury bill? What is the annual interest rate on this bill that would make it comparable to rates quoted on bonds? Now suppose that after 10 days of T-bills issued, the discount rate increased to 11.5 percent. At what price will the Treasury bill be selling when it has 50 days remaining to maturity? 10.000

With a 10 percent interest rate on dollar deposits, a 7 percent interest rate on euro deposits, and an expected dollar appreciation of 7 percent over the coming year, the expected return on dollar deposits in terms of the dollar is ___________  %   Question 18 options:

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Exercise 2 (LO 2) Spot rates and forward rates. On January 1, one U.S. dollar can be exchanged for eight foreign currencies (FC). The dollar can be invested short term at a rate of 4%, and the FC can be invested at a rate of 5%. 2. Calculate the 180-day forward rate to buy FC (assume 365 days per year).

Determinants of Interest Rates Problem Illustration: Solving for the Nominal Rate of Interest After considering a number of investment opportunities, you have decided that you should be able to earn a real return of 2% on your P100,000 in savings over the coming year. If the expected rate of inflation is expected to be 3.5% over the coming year, what nominal rate of return must you anticipate in order to earn the 2% real rate of return? Nominal rate= (1 + Real rate) + (1+ Inflation rate) - 1 = Real rate + Inflation rate + (Real rate x Inflation rate)

Question 4 a) Mike is a speculator and has the following information with regard to the financial markets: Eurodollar Rate = 5% per annum (2.5% for 180 days) Yen Rate = 3% per annum (1.5% for 180 days) Spot Y/$=Y107.00 = $1.00 F180 Y/$=Y 103.00 = $1.00 Mike decides to borrow $20 million for 180 days, to try and see if he can make money on the market. Explain in detail how he will proceed and his NETT profit or loss at the end of the transaction. Show all your calculations. b) What do you understand by the Yen Carry Trade? Is this an example of Covered or Uncovered Interest Arbitrage?