17. A corporation plans to issue $10 million of 10-year bonds in 3 months. At current yields...

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17. A corporation plans to issue $10 million of 10-year bonds in 3 months. At current yields the bonds would have modified duration of 8 years. The T-note futures contract is selling at F 0  100 and has modified duration of 6 years. How can the firm use this futures contract to hedge the risk surrounding the yield at which it will be able to sell its bonds? Both the bond and the contract are at par value.

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Investments

ISBN: 9780077261450

8th Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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