A corporate treasurer wants to hedge against interest rate risk and enters into a 3x9 FRA to hedge against an increase i

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A corporate treasurer wants to hedge against interest rate risk and enters into a 3x9 FRA to hedge against an increase i

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A corporate treasurer wants to hedge against interest
rate risk and enters into a 3x9 FRA to hedge against an
increase in future borrowing cost due to an increase in the
short-term interest rate.
The current term structure of LIBOR is as
follows:
Term
Interest rate
30 days
7.50%
90 days
7.65%
180 days
7.90%
270 days
8.05%
The rate (percentage) on this 3x9 FRA
is:
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