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Question 1 [25]
1.1 What is derivative? Mention two (2) purposes of derivatives.
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1.2 Mention four (4) elements under fixed interest government borrowings.
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1.3 Suppose a stock that pays no dividend is worth N$60.00. The annual compounding
interest rate is 5%. What is the one-year forward price of the stock?
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1.4 Consider a Put Option with a strike of N$500.00.
(a) What would be the payoff to the buyer if the spot price at the expiration date is
N$ 550.00?
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(b) What would be the payoff to the buyer if the spot price at the expiration date is
N$ 450.00?
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1.5 Consider a 3 x 9 FRAfor £2000.00 with an FRArate of 5%. Suppose the reference rate is
LIBORand the 6-month LIBORon the effective date is 6%. Assume ACT/360 and the loan is
for a period of 120 days. Find how much the borrower receives from the lender on the
effective date.
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Question 2 [25]
= = 2.1 Consider the cash-flow sequences e (e0, ••• , en) and m (m 0, ••• , mn). When is the
cashflow "e" preferable to "m"?
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2.2 Consider the net cash flow sequences
A = (SO,51, -4), B = (50,528, -22), at time = t 0,1,2. Suppose the net present value
for A is 108 and that of Bis 594 at time 2. Find the internal rate of return for.each outlay.
Suppose the interest of both cash flows is 7%, which one is a more viable investment?
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2.3 VK Investment cc has an existing debt of N$ 2000000 on which it makes annual payments
at an annual effective rate of LIBORplus 0.5%. VK Investment cc decides to enter a swap with
a notional amount of N$ 2000000 on which it makes annual payments at a fixed annual
effective rate of 3% in exchange for receiving annual payments at the annual effective LIBOR
rate. The annual effective LIBORrates over the first and second years of the swap contract
are 2.5% and 4% respectively. VK Investment cc does not make or receive any other payments.
Calculate the net interest payment that VK Investment cc makes in the second year.
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2.4 Explain the dangers of derivatives
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