One-year zero coupon Treasury strips with a face value of $1000 are currently selling for 956 30/32. a) What is the implied riskless annual rate of interest?
One-year zero coupon Treasury strips with a face value of $1000 are currently selling for 956 30/32. a) What is the implied riskless annual rate of interest?
Chapter6: Fixed-income Securities: Characteristics And Valuation
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One-year zero coupon Treasury strips with a face value of $1000 are currently selling for 956 30/32.
a) What is the implied riskless annual rate of interest?
Suppose you can purchase a share of KFC stock for $27. At the same time a put option on
KFC maturing in one year with a strike price of $30 is selling for $4.
b) If you buy 1000 shares and 1000 put options, how much would it cost, and what value would your portfolio have in one year as a function of the price of KFC stock at that time pT [draw a graph of the latter]?
c) What should be the price of 1000 call options on KFC stock maturing in one year with a strike price of $30?
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