Lazy Days National Bank reports that its assets have a duration of 7 years and its liabilities average 2.75 years in duration. To hedge this duration gap, management plans to employ Treasury bond futures, which are currently quoted at 112-170 and have a duration of 10.36 years. Lazy Days’ latest financial report shows total assets of $100 million and liabilities of $90 million. Approximately how many futures contracts will the bank need to cover its overall exposure?
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