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Benjamin
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Hi,
Past exam question Apr 2013, q8 (revision book 3, q18) is on valuing a forward rate agreement.
I was trying to do this question using either of these two methodologies and did not arrive at the same result as in the revision booklet
- Chapter 11, section 1.5, formula V = L(RK - RF)...etc.
with
RK = 0.07/4
RF = 0.06/4 (derived from the formula on page 10 of the CMP: RF = (R2T1 - R1T1)...Etc
T2 = 0.5 (half a year)
T1 = 0.25 (3mths)
R2 = 0.055 (given)
L = 1mil
Produces V = 2,432.19
- Chapter 11, section 1.9 - treating the FRA as a single leg of a swap
Step1: RF = 0.06/4 as above
Step2: Swap cashflows are then 1,000,000 x each of (0.06/4) and (0.07/4)
= 15,000 and 17,500
Difference is 2,500
Step3: PV (tried discounting at 3 and 6mths respectively etc and could not arrive at the answer provided of 2,322.
Could you please step me through either of those methodologies in this context?
Past exam question Apr 2013, q8 (revision book 3, q18) is on valuing a forward rate agreement.
I was trying to do this question using either of these two methodologies and did not arrive at the same result as in the revision booklet
- Chapter 11, section 1.5, formula V = L(RK - RF)...etc.
with
RK = 0.07/4
RF = 0.06/4 (derived from the formula on page 10 of the CMP: RF = (R2T1 - R1T1)...Etc
T2 = 0.5 (half a year)
T1 = 0.25 (3mths)
R2 = 0.055 (given)
L = 1mil
Produces V = 2,432.19
- Chapter 11, section 1.9 - treating the FRA as a single leg of a swap
Step1: RF = 0.06/4 as above
Step2: Swap cashflows are then 1,000,000 x each of (0.06/4) and (0.07/4)
= 15,000 and 17,500
Difference is 2,500
Step3: PV (tried discounting at 3 and 6mths respectively etc and could not arrive at the answer provided of 2,322.
Could you please step me through either of those methodologies in this context?