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Please answer Question 5 (if you can using Excel, but if not, please show how you've solved for the answers)

Table 5.9

15-Aug-2000
Maturity	Z (0,T)
0.25	0.9844
0.50	0.9690
0.75	0.9531
1.00	0.9386
15-Nov-2000
Maturity	Z (0,T)
0.25	0.9848
0.50	0.9692
0.75	0.9545
1.00	0.9402

4. On May 15, 2000 you enter into a 1-year forward rate agreement (FRA) with a bank for the period starting November 15, 2000 to May 15, 2001. You know that currently the price of the 6-month zero coupon is $96.79 and the price of the 1-year zero coupon is $93.51. (a) What is the agreed-upon forward rate in the transaction? (b) What is the value of the forward at inception? 5. Consider Exercise 4 again. Three months later (August 15, 2000) you have second thoughts and consider that maybe you should get out of the transaction. You receive the data in the first two columns of Table 5.9. (a) What is the value of the FRA on August 15, 2000? (b) Consider now November 15, 2000. i. What is the value of the FRA now? ii. What is the 6-month semi-annual rate? iii. What will the balance to be paid be at the end of the FRA? 4. On May 15, 2000 you enter into a 1-year forward rate agreement (FRA) with a bank for the period starting November 15, 2000 to May 15, 2001. You know that currently the price of the 6-month zero coupon is $96.79 and the price of the 1-year zero coupon is $93.51. (a) What is the agreed-upon forward rate in the transaction? (b) What is the value of the forward at inception? 5. Consider Exercise 4 again. Three months later (August 15, 2000) you have second thoughts and consider that maybe you should get out of the transaction. You receive the data in the first two columns of Table 5.9. (a) What is the value of the FRA on August 15, 2000? (b) Consider now November 15, 2000. i. What is the value of the FRA now? ii. What is the 6-month semi-annual rate? iii. What will the balance to be paid be at the end of the FRA

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