a) What will be the agreed rate if you enter an FRA agreement with this dealer? Explain your answer. b) Assuming the reference rate on the settlement date is 10 per cent, which party to the FRA is required to make a payment and why? c) Calculate the compensation amount on the settlement date. Show all calculations. d) List and briefly explain two advantages and two disadvantages of FRAs.

8) A bank client has a debt of 12,425 pesos including interest to be paid in 12 months. The debtor receives unexpected sales flows and decides to advance the payment of his debt at this time for 6,649 pesos and negotiates to pay the rest in two years. What is the payment you will have to make to pay off your debt within 48 months? The conditions of the negotiation are: simple annual interest rate of 12.34% and that the focal date of 48 months is considered for resolution. options: 6603.78 7093.78 6595.78 7131.78

Due to high uncertainty in markets, the only quotes that are available for interest rates are 1-month quotes, that is, interest rates for one-month horizons. The monthly interest rates in the USA and Britain are, respectively, 1% and 1.5%. You seek to purchase the British Pound one-year, that is, 12-month forward. Given that the spot rate for the British Pound today is, $1.48 per pound, assuming satisfaction of Interest Rate Parity, what do you expect the forward quote for the delivery, in one year, of British Pounds to be?

You are given a nominal annual rate of discount of 12% convertible (compounded) quarterly. Determine the present value on 1/1/2010 of $20,000 to be paid on 1/1/2015. Hint: Let X be the value on 1/1/2010. The future value is $20,000. Recall for an effective rate of discount, d, A(t) = Ap*(1-d)t. You will need to adjust your formula to reflect the fact that the given rate is a nomi O $11,000 but $11,250

Assume that a lender offers a 30-year, $153,000 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) with the following terms: Initial interest rate = 7.5 percent Index = one-year Treasuries Payments reset each year Margin = 2 percent Interest rate cap = 1 percent annually; 3 percent lifetime Discount points = 2 percent Fully amortizing; however, negative amortization allowed if interest rate caps reached Based on estimated forward rates, the index to which the ARM is tied is forecasted as follows: Beginning of year (BOY) 2 = 7 percent; (BOY) 3 = 8.5 percent; (BOY) 4 = 9.5 percent; (BOY) 5 = 11 percent. Required: a. Compute the payments and loan balances for the ARM for the five-year period. b. Compute the yield for the ARM for the five-year period. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Compute the payments and loan balances for the ARM for the five-year period. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Payments" to 2 decimal places and "Loan Balance"…

A company has offered you two different payment plans for purchasing a product, • Option A. 15% down payment (of the total price) and 10 annual payments of $1,200.• Option B. No down payment and 12 annual payments of $ 1,500.Treat the down payment as occurring at Year 0. Assume an interest rate of 8% per year. a. What is the down payment of Option A?b. What is the price paid for the product under Option A?c. What is the price paid for the product under Option B?d. Which payment option should be selected, A or B?e. Briefly explain why someone might choose the option that has the larger sale price.

You have just purchased a four-month, $500,000 negotiable CD, which will pay a 5.5 percent annual interest rate. a. If the market rate on the CD rises to 6 percent, what is its current market value? b. If the market rate on the CD falls to 5.25 percent, what is its current market value?

Answer a) and b) Problem 3: Interest Swap Companies A and B have been offered the following rates per annum on a $50 million five-year loan: Company A Company B Floating LIBOR +0.7% LIBOR +1.0% Fixed 6.0% 7.5% Company A requires a floating-rate loan and company B requires a fixed-rate loan. a) Design a swap that will net a bank, acting as an intermediary, 30 basis points (0.3%) per annum and that is equally attractive to the two companies. Illustrate the swap with a diagram. b) Determine the effective financing costs for A and B.

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Suppose there are no transaction costs. If the one year forward rate of the euro is an accurate estimate of the spot rate one year from now, then the actual cost of hedging payable will be: A. positive if the forward rate exhibits a premium, and negative if the forward rate exhibits a discount. B. positive. C. negative. D. zero.