An FI has a $ 100 million portfolio of six-year Eurodollar bonds that have an 8 percent
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a. How many bond put options are necessary to hedge the bond portfolio?
b. If interest rates increase 100 basis points, what is the expected gain or loss on the put option hedge?
c. What is the expected change in market value on the bond portfolio?
d. How far must interest rates move before the payoff on the hedge will exactly offset the cost of placing the hedge?
e. How far must interest rates move before the gain on the bond portfolio will exactly offset the cost of placing the hedge?
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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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ISBN: 978-0077861667
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Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett
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