Questions from Business Statistics


Q: You are a fund’s manager for a large bank. On April

You are a fund’s manager for a large bank. On April 15, your bank lends a corporation $35 million, with interest payments to be made on July 16, October 15, January 16, and next April 16. The amount o...

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Q: On January 15, a firm takes out a loan of $

On January 15, a firm takes out a loan of $30 million, with interest payments to be made on April 16, July 15, October 14, and the following January 15, when the principal will be repaid. Interest wil...

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Q: A firm is interested in purchasing an interest rate cap from a

A firm is interested in purchasing an interest rate cap from a bank. It has received an offer price from the bank but would like to determine if the price is fair. The cap will consist of two caplets,...

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Q: A corporate cash manager who often invests her firm’s excess cash in

A corporate cash manager who often invests her firm’s excess cash in the Eurodollar market is considering the possibility of investing $20 million for 180 days directly in a Eurodollar CD at 6.15 perc...

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Q: Consider a three-year receiver swaption with an exercise rate of

Consider a three-year receiver swaption with an exercise rate of 11.75 percent in which the underlying swap is a $20 million notional amount four-year swap. The underlying rate is LIBOR. At the expira...

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Q: A company wants to enter into a commitment to initiate a swap

A company wants to enter into a commitment to initiate a swap in 90 days. The swap would consist of four payments 90 days apart with the underlying being LIBOR. Use the following term structure of LIB...

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Q: Explain how a swaption can be terminated at expiration by either exercising

Explain how a swaption can be terminated at expiration by either exercising it or settling it in cash. Why are these procedures financially equivalent?

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Q: Explain the impact on the implied repo rate of changing from the

Explain the impact on the implied repo rate of changing from the bid to the offer futures price, of the longer-dated futures contract.

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Q: Suppose your firm had issued a 12 percent annual coupon, 15

Suppose your firm had issued a 12 percent annual coupon, 15-year bond, callable at par at the eighth year. It is now two years later, so the bonds are not callable for another six years. At this time,...

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Q: A firm has previously issued fixed-rate nonsalable debt. Because

A firm has previously issued fixed-rate nonsalable debt. Because interest rates are perceived to be temporarily high, the firm would like to have the flexibility of calling the debt later when rates a...

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