Quiz Instructions: Term Structure Models I Questions 1-6 should be answered by building an n=10-period binomial model for the short-rate, ri,j. The lattice parameters are: r0,0=5%, u=1.1, d=0.9 and q=1-q=1/2.
1. Compute the price of a zero-coupon bond (ZCB) that matures at time t=10 and that has face value 100.
2. Compute the price of a forward contract on the same ZCB of the previous question where the forward contract matures at time t=4.
3. Compute the initial price of a futures contract on the same ZCB of the previous two questions. The futures contract has an expiration of t=4.
4. Compute the price of an American call option on the same ZCB of the previous three questions. The option has expiration t=6 and strike =80. Submission Guideline:
Note: (For Question 1, 2, 3 and 4) :Give your answer rounded to 2 decimal places. For example, if you compute the answer to be 73.2367%, submit 73.24.
5. Compute the initial value of a forward-starting swap that begins at t=1, with maturity t=10 and a fixed rate of 4.5%. (The first payment then takes place at t=2 and the final payment takes place at t=11 as we are assuming, as usual, that payments take place in arrears.) You should assume a swap notional of 1 million and assume that you receive floating and pay fixed.)
6. Compute the initial price of a swaption that matures at time t=5 and has a strike of 0. The underlying swap is the same swap as described in the previous question with a notional of 1 million. To be clear, you should assume that if the swaption is exercised at t=5 then the owner of the swaption will receive all cash-flows from the underlying swap from times t=6 to t=11 inclusive. (The swaption strike of 0 should also not be confused with the fixed rate of 4.5% on the underlying swap.)
Note: (For Question 5 and 6) : Give your answer rounded to the nearest integer. For example, if you compute the answer to be -220,432.23, submit -220432.