All the securities maturing from 1.5 years on are selling at par. The 0.5 and 1.0-year securities are zero-coupon instruments. Answer the below questions (a) Calculate the missing spot rates. (1/ (1+0.055) ^19) = 5.07% Year 9.5 (1/ (1+0.0525) ^20) = 4.80% Year 10 (b) What should the price of a 5% four-year Treasury security be?
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You find the following Treasury bond quotes. To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently May 2022. All of the bonds have a par value of $1,000 and pay semiannual coupons. Maturity Month/Year Bid Asked Change Ask Yield May 35 103.5449 103.5327 +.3287 5.979 May 40 104.4939 104.6396 +.4281 ?? May 50 ?? ?? +.5392 4.011 Rate ?? 6.202 6.158 a. In the above table, find the Treasury bond that matures in May 2050. What is the asked price of this bond in dollars? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. If the bid-ask spread for this bond is .0651, what is the bid price in dollars? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Asked price $ 1,365.68 b. Bid price $ 1,365.03
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