35 Forward Pricing You enter into a forward contract to buy a 10-year, zero coupon bond that...

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35 Forward Pricing You enter into a forward contract to buy a 10-year, zero coupon bond that will be issued in one year. The face value of the bond is £100,000, and the one-year and 11-year spot interest rates are 5 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively.

(a) What is the forward price of your contract?

(b) Suppose both the one-year and 11-year spot rates unexpectedly shift downwards by 2 per cent. What is the new price of the forward contract?

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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781526848093

4th Edition

Authors: David Hillier

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