Chapter 4 Questions 1. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy a share of Polaroid stock in the following situations: a. Your wealth falls. Less willing because your wealth falls b. You expect it to appreciate in value. More because its relative expected value increases c. The bond market becomes more liquid. Less because it becomes less liquid relative to bonds d. Prices in the bond market become more volatile. More because it becomes less risky relative to bonds. 2. Explain why you
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22 3. The following two quotes are from the website for the FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund dated December 31‚ 2009(http://www.franklintempleton.com.es/pdf/funds/fdata/0825_ksp_es.pdf): a. “Portfolio risk is controlled primarily through our extensive bottom-up‚ fundamental analysis process‚ as well as through security and industry diversification.” What does this mean? The statement refers to how FTIF Franklin High Yield Fund seeks to contain portfolio risk‚ which is to say how it seeks to lower the
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10-year bond with a 9% annual coupon has a yield to maturity of 8%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the yield to maturity remains constant‚ the bond’s price one year from now will be higher than its current price. b. The bond is selling below its par value. c. The bond is selling at a discount. d. If the yield to maturity remains constant‚ the bond’s price one year from now will be lower than its current price. e. The bond’s current yield is greater than 9%. D Tucker Corporation
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zero-coupon bond that matures on the coupon date. 3. How are spot‚ strip and coupon yield related? Treasury STRIPS convert each coupon and principal payment into a separate zero-coupon security. The Treasury yield curve is obtained from the prices of Treasury strips. Strips are essentially zero-coupon bonds which are traded for a variety of maturities. From the strip prices‚ you can directly obtain the yield curve. The spot rates are what are used to discount the future cash flows of bonds. Any
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method for extracting market risk factors from observed data. This approach‚ which is informationally efficient‚ quantifies the risk associated with portfolios using three principal factors that affect yield curves. Due to the orthogonal nature of the factors‚ correlation and covariance between the yields do not have to be explored‚ simplifying the calculation of VaR for the portfolios. Results of this paper indicate that the PC VaR outturn for the Jamaican banking system is higher relative to both parametric
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Morton & Handley Case Study a. What are the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money‚ or the general level of interest rates‚ in the economy? The four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money are: production opportunities‚ time of consumption‚ risk and inflation. The interest rate given to savers is based on: the rate of return on invested capital‚ savers time preferences for current versus future consumption‚ the riskiness of the loan‚ the expected future
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Integrated Case 6-21 Morton Handley & Company Interest Rate Determination Maria Juarez is a professional tennis player‚ and your firm manages her money. She has asked you to give her information about what determines the level of various interest rates. Your boss has prepared some questions for you to consider. A. What are the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money‚ or the general level of interest rates‚ in the economy? Answer: [Show S6-1 and S6-2 here.] The four most
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6.1 Risk Structure of Interest Rates 1) The risk structure of interest rates is A) the structure of how interest rates move over time. B) the relationship among interest rates of different bonds with the same maturity. C) the relationship among the term to maturity of different bonds. D) the relationship among interest rates on bonds with different maturities. 2) The risk that interest payments will not be made‚ or that the face value of a bond is
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current yield. * Compare the current yield to the yield to maturity. For which bonds is current yield closer in value to the yield to maturity? Explain 2. Term Structure of Interest Rates: Go to http://www.yieldcurve.com/MktYCplotter.asp This web site allows you to plot the yield curves for UK Gilts and US Treasuries for different periods. 1. List the three facts about the term structure of interest rates 2. Select a period and print a plot of an upward yield curve. Make
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features‚ quotations‚ ratings‚ popular types‚ and international issues of corporate bonds. LG5 LG6 G O A L S Apply the basic valuation model to bonds and describe the impact of required return and time to maturity on bond values. Explain yield to maturity (YTM)‚ its calculation‚ and the procedure used to value bonds that pay interest semiannually. Understand the key inputs and basic model used in the valuation process. Across the Disciplines WHY THIS CHAPTER MATTERS TO YO U Accounting:
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