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4. 4.1. What is meant by the cash price or dirty price of a coupon-paying bond?. [10%] 4.2. In the context of Treasury bond futures, what is meant by the cheapest-to-deliver bond? [10%] 4.3.In the context of Treasury bond futures, given the most recent settlement price of the futures contract, how does the conversion factor helps to obtain the quoted price of the deliv- ered bond? [10%] 4.4. What is meant by LIBOR and Repo rate? Can these rates be used as risk-free interest rates? Discuss. [10%] 4.5. Given that $R_1$ and $R_2$ are zero rates for maturities $T_1$ and $T_2$, respectively, derive a formula for the forward rate between $T_1$ and $T_2$. Explain the derivation steps. [10%]

          4. 4.1. What is meant by the cash price or dirty price of a coupon-paying bond?.
[10%]
4.2. In the context of Treasury bond futures, what is meant by the cheapest-to-deliver bond?
[10%]
4.3.In the context of Treasury bond futures, given the most recent settlement price of the
futures contract, how does the conversion factor helps to obtain the quoted price of the deliv-
ered bond?
[10%]
4.4. What is meant by LIBOR and Repo rate? Can these rates be used as risk-free interest
rates? Discuss.
[10%]
4.5. Given that $R_1$ and $R_2$ are zero rates for maturities $T_1$ and $T_2$, respectively, derive a
formula for the forward rate between $T_1$ and $T_2$. Explain the derivation steps.
[10%]

4. 4.1. What is meant by the cash price or dirty price of a coupon-paying bond?.
[10%]
4.2. In the context of Treasury bond futures, what is meant by the cheapest-to-deliver bond?
[10%]
4.3.In the context of Treasury bond futures, given the most recent settlement price of the
futures contract, how does the conversion factor helps to obtain the quoted price of the deliv-
ered bond?
[10%]
4.4. What is meant by LIBOR and Repo rate? Can these rates be used as risk-free interest
rates? Discuss.
[10%]
4.5. Given that R1 and R2 are zero rates for maturities T1 and T2, respectively, derive a
formula for the forward rate between T1 and T2. Explain the derivation steps.
[10%]

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