PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781260013900
Author: BREALEY
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 26, Problem 18PS
Convenience yield In March 2018, six-month bitcoin futures were priced at $7,925. The spot price was $7,946. The six-month interest rate was 1.92%.
- a. What was the convenience yield?
- b. Is your answer to part (a) consistent with what you would expect? Explain.
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Suppose the 6-month Mini S&P 500 futures price is 1,345.99, while the cash price is 1,335.81. What is the implied difference between
the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield on the S&P 500? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a
percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Implied difference
%
As of November 14, 2023, Treasury yields were as follows:
1-year 5.24%
2-year 4.80%
3-year 4.56%
5-year 4.42%
10-year 4.44%
30-year 4.61%
Use these yields to answer the questions below.
a. What do the rates above imply about the shape of the yield curve? Explain.
b. Using the pure expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates, carefully explain how the general shape of the yield curve described in (a) could come about.
following questions:
a. What is the mid-rate for each maturity?
b. What is the annual forward premium for all maturities?
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Period
spot
1 month
2 months
3 months
6 months
12 months
24 months
Period
Bid Rate
Spot
1.3267
1.3265
1.3263
1.3259
1.3250
1.3228
1.3179
a. What is the mid-rate for each maturity?
Calculate the mid-rate for each maturity below: (Round to five decimal places.)
Days
Forward
Ask Rate
0
1.3268
1.3266
1.3264
1.3262
1.3252
1.3233
1.3207
Bid Rate
US$/€
1.3267
Ask Rate
US$/€
1.3268
Mid-rate
US$/€
Chapter 26 Solutions
PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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