Actual interest rates for one and four-year bonds are 5.25% and 5.95% respectively.
Using expectations theory, what is the expected interest rate for a three-year bond one year from today?
Please show the equation you are plugging numbers into as well. I can't figure out how to calculate this without 1R3 or one of the expected rates being given up front. Help!!
-----------the answer is not 6.18---------
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
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3 | Year | Actual Interest rate | ||||||
4 | 1 | 5.25% | ||||||
5 | 4 | 5.95% | ||||||
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7 | Let interest rate for 3 Year Bond starting 1 Year from today is 1R3 then, | |||||||
8 | (1+5.25%)1*(1+1R3)3 = (1+5.95%)4 | |||||||
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10 | Solving the above equation, | |||||||
11 | 1R3 | 6.1844% | =((((1+D5)^C5)/((1+D4)^C4))^(1/3))-1 | |||||
12 | ||||||||
13 | Hence interest rate for 3 year bond starting 1 Year from today is | 6.1844% | ||||||
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