Investments
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277177
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 5CP
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To explain: The generation of positive cash flow by selling futures bonds in a rising rate of interest prior to the maturity of the futures contract.
Introduction: The future trading is performed between two parties like buyer and seller. The commodities are exchanged in future at predetermined price.
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To explain: Compare the cost price of the future contract at higher price with the spot price of bonds prior to the maturity.
Introduction: Vanhusen suggested that carry price of the future bonds are higher than the spot prices of the prior bonds. Future contract is an agreement between buyer and seller for the future time to exchange commodities at specific price.
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