1. An investor takes the long position on a forward contract on a T-Bill that willexpire in 125 days. The forward price at which he takes his position is 2.48% on adiscount yield basis. If the underlying on this contract are T-Bills with a par valueof $500,000, the amount that the investor would have to pay at contract expirationto take delivery of the T-Bills is closest to:A. $495,694B. $495,753C. $487,6002. An investor borrows $2m from XYZ Bank at LIBOR-90 plus a quoted marginof 2%. If the LIBOR-90 effective for the 90-day loans equals 5%, the amount ofinterest that the investor will pay XYZ Bank is closest to:A. $140,000B. $35,000C. $65,0003. An investor takes a long position on an FRA that is based on 90-day LIBORand has 6 months till expiration. The FRA rate equals 5%. LIBOR-90 at variousdates are given below:Today : 5%After 3 months: 5.5%After 6 months: 6%After 9 months: 6.5%After 1 year: 7%The payoff on the FRA to the investor assuming that the notional principal equals$1m is closest to:A. $9,433.96B. $2,463.05C. $2,500

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1. An investor takes the long position on a forward contract on a T-Bill that will expire in 125 days. The forward price at which he takes his position is 2.48% on a discount yield basis. If the underlying on this contract are T-Bills with a par value of $500,000, the amount that the investor would have to pay at contract expiration to take delivery of the T-Bills is closest to: A. $495,694 B. $495,753 C. $487,600

1. An investor takes the long position on a forward contract on a T-Bill that will expire in 125 days. The forward price at which he takes his position is 2.48% on a discount yield basis. If the underlying on this contract are T-Bills with a par value of $500,000, the amount that the investor would have to pay at contract expiration to take delivery of the T-Bills is closest to: A. $495,694 B. $495,753 C. $487,600

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