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Transcribed Image Text:15. NorthRock Investments is an asset manager that invests primarily in floating
rate debt. The size of their bond portfolio is $700 million. NorthRock believes
that inflation has peaked, which will cause interest rates to fall over the medium-
term. They decided to hedge against this risk by entering into a swap based on
1-month LIBOR on 1 September 2022. The details of the swap are as follows:
Swap Fixed Rate
3.80%
Date
2022/09/20
2022/10/20
30
1-Month Libor
(%)
2.78
2.31
What swap must NorthRock enter into to hedge its position and what will be
NorthRock's first cash flow?
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A) Pay fixed, receive 1-m LIBOR swap. $595 000 payment
B) Pay fixed, receive 1-m LIBOR swap. $869 167 payment
C) Pay 1-m Libor, receive fixed, $595 000 receipt
D) Pay 1-m Libor, receive fixed., $869 167 receipt
E) Pay fixed, receive 1-m LIBOR swap. $1 621 667 payment
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