1. a floating-rate security will have the greatest duration
A the day before the reset date
B the day after the reset date
C never-floating-rate securities have a duration of zero
答案是B 可是我怎么想怎么觉得是A 啊
2. A straight 5% bond has two years remaining to maturity and is priced at $981.67. A callable bond that is the same in every respect as the straight bond, except for the call feature, is priced at $917.60. With the yield curve flat at 6%, what is the value of the embedded call option?
A. 45.8
B 64.07
C 101.00
答案是 981.67-917.60=64.07
但是这两个bond 的rate都不同 option为什么可以这样减呢? |