Use the following spot rates to answer the following questions. Maturity Spot rate (%) 1 year 4.93% 2-years 4.47% 3-years 4.12% 5-years 3.84% 10-years 3.68% Assume that Citibank is offering to sell a one-year Treasury bill next year with a rate of 5 % (i.e., you can enter into a contract today to lock in a 5% return on a one-year security purchased/sold next year). Based on the above spot rates, does the Citibank offer generate any arbitrage opportunities? If so, compute the total $ profits that can be generated from this opportunity, specifying the steps you would take. Assume you will borrow/invest $1,000. O Yes; profit of $5.55/ $1000 borrowed. O No. 50 O No: Loss of $5.55/ $1000 borrowed.based on Citibank's offered rate. O Yes: $55.55/$1000 borrowed.

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Example: suppose that the three-month T-bills annualized rate is 8% and that Elizabeth company plans to issue 90-days commercial paper. If Elizabeth co. believes that an 0.7 percent default risk premium, an 0.2 percent liquidity premium, and a 0.3 percent tax adjustmer are necessary to sell its commercial paper to investors. What is the appropriate yield to be offered on the commercial paper? If the default risk premium decreases from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent but the annualized T-bills rate increases from 8percent to 8.7 percent, what is the appropriate yield to be offered on the commercial paper?

You enter into a five-to-eight-month forward rate agreement with a firm. You agree to lend the firm a 3-month loan of $5 million starting 5 months from now, with a quarterly compounded forward interest rate of 2.5% per annum. Currently, the continuously compounded 5-month and 8-month interest rates are 3% per annum and 3.5% per annum, respectively.   1) What is the implied forward rate for the 3-month period starting 5 months from now?   2) What is the present value of this forward rate agreement to you now?