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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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7.  Jacob Bower has a liability that:
•     has a principal balance of $100 million on June 30, 1998,
•     accrues interest quarterly starting on June 30, 1998,
•     pays interest quarterly,
•     has a one-year term to maturity, and
•     calculates interest due based on 90-day LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate).
Bower wishes to hedge his remaining interest payments against changes in inter- est rates. Bower has correctly calculated that he needs to sell (short) 300 Eurodol- lar futures contracts to accomplish the hedge. He is considering the alternative hedging strategies outlined in the following table.
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Initial Position (6/30/98) in 90-Day LIBOR Eurodollar Contracts
|
Contract Month |
Strategy A (contracts) |
Strategy B (contracts) |
|
September 1998 |
300 |
100 |
|
December 1998 |
0 |
100 |
|
March 1999 |
0 |
100 |
a.   Explain why strategy B is a more effective hedge than strategy A when the yield curve undergoes an instantaneous nonparallel shift.
b.  Discuss an interest rate scenario in which strategy A would be superior to strategy B.
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