Question 15. Cheapest-to-Deliver Bond (11 marks) Today is July 1. You hold a November Treasury bond futures contract with a price of 92:15 (i.e., 92 plus [15/32]), with a delivery date of November 15 in the same year. You have identified the two bonds below that could be used for delivery against the futures contract: Bond A Bond B Maturity 26.5 years 31 years Coupon rate 5% 8.5% Asking price 93:2 144:13 Coupon dates April 15, October 15 June 15, December 15 Callable? No No Assume that the next year is not a leap year, and that the market repo rate is 5.50%. a, Find the conversion factors for Bond A and Bond B. Use the downloadable Excel spreadsheet on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) website: http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/us-treasury-futures-conversion- factor-lookup-tables.html. b. Identify the cheapest-to-deliver bond