Maturity Bond 1 Bond 2 Coupon rate 0% 5% Face value € 100 € 100 1 year 2 years Price € 99.01 € 107.88
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 9:58 pm
Consider Portfolio P which is composed of some long positions in
Bond 1 and some short positions in Bond 2 such that the value of
the portfolio is zero. If the yield curve shifts up, does the value
of Portfolio P: (i) increase; (ii) decrease; (iii) does not change;
(iv) may either increase or decrease
Maturity Bond 1 Bond 2 Coupon rate 0% 5% Face value € 100 € 100 1 year 2 years Price € 99.01 € 107.88
Bond 1 and some short positions in Bond 2 such that the value of
the portfolio is zero. If the yield curve shifts up, does the value
of Portfolio P: (i) increase; (ii) decrease; (iii) does not change;
(iv) may either increase or decrease
Maturity Bond 1 Bond 2 Coupon rate 0% 5% Face value € 100 € 100 1 year 2 years Price € 99.01 € 107.88