A bank has entered into a 3 x 6 forward rate agreement to receive a xed rate of 3.35 percent on $12 million in six months. If the applicable rate in three months is 3.62 percent, the cash ow associated with this forward rate agreement for the bank would be closest to:
A fund holds $10 million nominal of the XYZ 5.5% 30-year bond. It enters into a one month dollar roll with arepo dealer bank in which it sells the security at a price of 100-08 and buys it back at a forward price of par.Assuming that the security experiences a 2% paydown (scheduled principal plus prepayments) during the term ofthe trade, estimate the value of the drop.
Regarding the conditions for model selection criteria to demonstrate consistency, which of the following statements is true?I. The most consistent selection criteria with the greatest penalty factor for degrees of freedom is unbiased mean squared error.II. If we consider the fact that the true model may be much more complicated than the models under consideration, then the Akaike information criterion (AIC) measure should be examined.
As a research analyst, you're analyzing the probability that the prices of dollar will go below 72 after theupcoming budget. Suppose that the prices of dollar are uniformly distributed with a floor at Rs. 70 and a ceiling atRs. 75 imposed by the government, then what is the probability that the prices of gold will be set below 72?