Consider the following balance sheet (in millions) for an FI: Assets Liabilities Duration 10 years $950
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Consider the following balance sheet (in millions) for an FI:
Assets Liabilities Duration 10 years $950 Duration 2 years $860 Equity 90
a. What is the FI’s duration gap?
b. What is the FI’s interest rate risk exposure?
c. How can the FI use futures and forward contracts to put on a macrohedge?
d. What is the impact on the FI’s equity value if the relative change in interest rates is an increase of 1 percent? That is, Δ R /(1 R ) 0.01.
e. Suppose that the FI macrohedges using Treasury bond futures that are currently priced at
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Financial Institutions Management
ISBN: 9780078034800
8th Edition
Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett
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