An FI holds a 15-year, $10 million par value bond that is priced at 104 with a

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An FI holds a 15-year, $10 million par value bond that is priced at 104 with a yield to maturity of 7 percent. The bond has a duration of eight years, and the FI plans to sell it after two months. The FI’s market analyst predicts that interest rates will be 8 percent at the time of the desired sale. Because most other analysts are predicting no change in rates, two-month forward contracts for 15-year bonds are available at

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Financial Institutions Management

ISBN: 9780078034800

8th Edition

Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett

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