Today is Thursday, April 9, 2020. The SPY (S&P 500 ETF) has a current price of $278. Below is the U.S. Treasury yield curve from Treasury.gov; people often use the U.S. Treasury curve as the risk-free interest rate. Date 04/01/20 04/02/20 04/03/20 04/06/20 04/07/20 04/08/20 04/09/20 1 Mo 0.03 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.14 0.20 2 Mo 3 Mo 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.10 0.13 0.15 0.13 0.14 0.17 0.22 0.27 0.25 6 Mo 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.17 0.20 0.24 0.24 2 Yr 0.16 0.23 0.14 0.23 0.15 0.23 0.20 0.27 0.20 0.28 0.23 0.27 0.25 0.23 1 Yr 3 Yr 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.35 0.36 0.34 0.29 5 Yr 0.37 0.39 0.39 0.44 0.48 0.47 0.41 7 Yr 0.51 0.53 0.52 0.58 0.64 0.65 0.60 10 Yr 20 Yr 0.62 1.04 0.63 1.04 0.62 1.05 0.67 1.08 0.75 1.13 0.77 1.18 0.73 1.15 30 Yr 1.27 1.26 1.24 1.27 1.32 1.37 1.35 Thursday Apr 9, 2020 1. Today is 04/9/20, and the one-year treasury rate is 0.25% per year (Wow! That is low!) What should be the one-year forward price for SPY if the spot price is $278?

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Linear Derivatives Assignment
Today is Thursday, April 9, 2020.
The SPY (S&P 500 ETF) has a current price of $278. Below is the U.S. Treasury yield curve
from Treasury.gov; people often use the U.S. Treasury curve as the risk-free interest rate.
Date
1 Mo
2 Mo
3 Mo
6 Mo
1 Yr
2 Yr
3 Yr
5 Yr
7 Yr
10 Yr
20 Yr
30 Yr
04/01/20
0.03
0.07
0.09
0.14
0.16
0.23
0.28
0.37
0.51
0.62
1.04
1.27
04/02/20
0.09
0.10
0.09
0.15
0.14
0.23
0.29
0.39
0.53
0.63
1.04
1.26
04/03/20
0.09
0.11
0.10
0.15
0.15
0.23
0.30
0.39
0.52
0.62
1.05
1.24
04/06/20
0.09
0.13
0.15
0.17
0.20
0.27
0.35
0.44
0.58
0.67
1.08
1.27
04/07/20
0.10
0.13
0.14
0.20
0.20
0.28
0.36
0.48
0.64
0.75
1.13
1.32
04/08/20
0.14
0.17
0.22
0.24
0.23
0.27
0.34
0.47
0.65
0.77
1.18
1.37
04/09/20
0.20
0.27
0.25
0.24
0.25
0.23
0.29
0.41
0.60
0.73
1.15
1.35
Thursday Apr 9, 2020
1. Today is 04/9/20, and the one-year treasury rate is 0.25% per year (Wow! That is low!)
What should be the one-year forward price for SPY if the spot price is $278?
Transcribed Image Text:Linear Derivatives Assignment Today is Thursday, April 9, 2020. The SPY (S&P 500 ETF) has a current price of $278. Below is the U.S. Treasury yield curve from Treasury.gov; people often use the U.S. Treasury curve as the risk-free interest rate. Date 1 Mo 2 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr 10 Yr 20 Yr 30 Yr 04/01/20 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.14 0.16 0.23 0.28 0.37 0.51 0.62 1.04 1.27 04/02/20 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.15 0.14 0.23 0.29 0.39 0.53 0.63 1.04 1.26 04/03/20 0.09 0.11 0.10 0.15 0.15 0.23 0.30 0.39 0.52 0.62 1.05 1.24 04/06/20 0.09 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.20 0.27 0.35 0.44 0.58 0.67 1.08 1.27 04/07/20 0.10 0.13 0.14 0.20 0.20 0.28 0.36 0.48 0.64 0.75 1.13 1.32 04/08/20 0.14 0.17 0.22 0.24 0.23 0.27 0.34 0.47 0.65 0.77 1.18 1.37 04/09/20 0.20 0.27 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.23 0.29 0.41 0.60 0.73 1.15 1.35 Thursday Apr 9, 2020 1. Today is 04/9/20, and the one-year treasury rate is 0.25% per year (Wow! That is low!) What should be the one-year forward price for SPY if the spot price is $278?
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