固定收益证券试题及部分答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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《固定收益证券》试题
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1)Explainwhyyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement:
“Thepriceofafloaterwillalwaystradeatitsparvalue.”
Answer:
Idisagreewiththestatement:
“Thepriceofafloaterwillalwaystradeatitsparvalue.”First,thecouponrateofafloating-ratesecurity(orfloater)isequaltoareferencerateplussomespreadormargin.Forexample,thecouponrateofafloatercanresetattherateonathree-monthTreasurybill(thereferencerate)plus50basispoints(thespread).Next,thepriceofafloaterdependsontwofactors:
(1)thespreadoverthereferencerateand
(2)anyrestrictionsthatmaybeimposedontheresettingofthecouponrate.Forexample,afloatermayhaveamaximumcouponratecalledacaporaminimumcouponratecalledafloor.Thepriceofafloaterwilltradeclosetoitsparvalueaslongas
(1)thespreadabovethereferenceratethatthemarketrequiresisunchangedand
(2)neitherthecapnorthefloorisreached.However,ifthemarketrequiresalarger(smaller)spread,thepriceofafloaterwilltradebelow(above)par.Ifthecouponrateisrestrictedfromchangingtothereferencerateplusthespreadbecauseofthecap,thenthepriceofafloaterwilltradebelowpar.
2)Aportfoliomanagerisconsideringbuyingtwobonds.BondAmaturesinthreeyearsandhasacouponrateof10%payablesemiannually.BondB,ofthesamecreditquality,maturesin10yearsandhasacouponrateof12%payablesemiannually.Bothbondsarepricedatpar.
(a)Supposethattheportfoliomanagerplanstoholdthebondthatispurchasedforthreeyears.Whichwouldbethebestbondfortheportfoliomanagertopurchase?
Theshortertermbondwillpayalowercouponratebutitwilllikelycostlessforagivenmarketrate.Sincethebondsareofequalriskintermsofcreitquality(Thematuritypremiumforthelongertermbondshouldbegreater),thequestionwhencomparingthetwobondinvestmentsis:
Whatinvestmentwillbeexpectetogivethehighestcashflowperdollarinvested?
Inotherwords,whichinvestmentwillbeexpectedtogivethehighesteffectiveannualrateofreturn.Ingeneral,holdingthelongertermbondshouldcompensatetheinvestorintheformofamaturitypremiumandahigherexpectedreturn.However,asseeninthediscussionbelow,theactualrealizedreturnforeitherinvestmentisnotknownwithcertainty.
Tobeginwith,aninvestorwhopurchasesabondcanexpecttoreceiveadollarreturnfrom(i)theperiodiccouponinterestpaymentsmadebetheissuer,(ii)ancapitalgainwhenthebondmatures,iscalled,orissold;
and(iii)interestincomegeneratedfromreinvestmentoftheperiodiccashflows.Thelastcomponentofthepotentialdollarreturnisreferredtoasreinvestmentincome.Forastandardbond(oursituation)thatmakesonlycouponpaymentsandnoperiodicprincipalpaymentspriortothematuritydate,theinterimcashflowsaresimplythecouponpayments.Consequently,forsuchbondsthereinvestmentincomeissimplyinterestearnedfromreinvestingthecouponinterestpayments.Forthesebonds,thethirdcomponentofthepotentialsourceofdollarreturnisreferredtoastheinterest-on-interestcomponents.
Ifwearegoingtocouputeapotentialyieldtomakeadecision,weshouldbeawareofthefactthatanymeasureofabond’spotentialyieldshouldtakeintoconsiderationeachofthethreecomponentsdescribedabove.Thecurrentyieldconsidersonlythecouponinterestpayments.Noconsiderationisgiventoanycapitalgainorinterestoninterest.Theyieldtomaturitytakesintoaccountcouponinterestandanycapitalgain.Italsoconsiderstheinterest-on-interestcomponent.Additionally,implicitintheyield-to-maturitycomputationistheassumptionthatthecouponpaymentscanbereinvestedatthecomputedyieldtomaturity.Theyieldtomaturityisapromisedyieldandwillberealizedonlyifthebondisheldtomaturityandthecouponinterestpaymentsarereinvestedattheyieldtomaturity.Ifthebondisnotheldtomaturityandthecouponpaymentsarereinvestedattheyieldtomaturity,thentheactualyieldrealizedbyaninvestorcanbegreaterthanorlessthantheyieldtomaturity.
Giventhefactsthat(i)onebond,ifbought,willnotbeheldtomaturity,and(ii)thecouponinterestpaymentswillbereinvestedatanunknownrate,wecannotdeterminewhichbondmightgivethehighestactualrealizedrate.Thus,wecannotcomparethembaseduponthiscriterion.However,iftheportfoliomanagerisriskinverseinthesensethatsheorhedoesn’twanttobuyalongertermbond,whichwilllikelhavemorevariabilityinitsreturn,thenthemanagermightprefertheshortertermbond(bondA)ofthresyears.Thisbondalsomatureswhenthemanagerwantstocashinthebond.Thus,themanagerwouldnothavetoworryaboutanypotentialcapitallossinsellingthelongertermbond(bo
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