1. An FI has a $200 million asset portfolio that has an average duration of 6.5 years....
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1. An FI has a $200 million asset portfolio that has an average duration of 6.5 years. The average duration of its $160 million in liabilities is 4.5 years. Assets and liabilities are yielding 10 percent. The FI uses put options on T-bonds to hedge against unexpected interest rate increases. The average delta ( ) of the put options has been estimated at 0.3, and the average duration of the T-bonds is seven years. The current market value of the T-bonds is $96,000.
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Financial Institutions Management A Risk Management Approach
ISBN: 9780077211332
6th Edition
Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett
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