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Can one compute the total return of a fixed-rate bond without having the coupon? [duplicate]
Say that I have a historical series of yields and no coupon data because these yields come from a generic government bond, hence an constant maturity interpolation.
How would I go about computing the ...
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Why is Bloomberg showing difference yields than US Dept of Treasury
I am using historical 30yr US treasury rates for a project. When I downloaded the rates from Bloomberg by queuing the history of the USGG30YR index, I found the numbers different from what US ...
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How to construct a forward exposure portfolio with bonds?
I was asked in an interview to get an exposure to 5Y5Y forward rate using bonds alone. Essentially it is short 5Y bond and long 10Y bond, and I needed to compute the relative weights. Regarding risk:
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Accrued interest on RFR Floating Rate Note
On fixed rate bonds and IBOR based floating rate notes the next cashflow is known definitively in advance, therefore the accrued interest for a given settlement date is a trivial calculation typically ...
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Defaulted bonds valuation [closed]
How can I value corporate bonds in default?
I have access to both reuters and bloomberg terminals.
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what is the rationale behind CTD (Cheapest to Deliver) mechanism in bond futures
why doesn't futures contract just stipulate a specific contract to be delivered. Is it because the futures seller cannot readily buy specific bond contracts?
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Discount factors curve shapes
I have 2 discount factor curves;
DF 1
I expected every DF curve to have the shape of the 2nd one (almost a straight line), what does it mean economically when a DF curve has the shape of the 1st one? ...
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Comparative statics on $c/r$ using fundamental asset pricing equation
Consider the fundamental asset pricing equation for a perpetual coupon bond:
$$rP = c + \mu P' + \sigma^2/2 P''$$
with standard boundary conditions $P(\bar x) = \bar x$ and $\underset{x\rightarrow \...
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Definition of continuously compounded yield for perpetual defaultable coupon bond
In continuous-time asset pricing, the price of a defaultable perpetual coupon bond is given by
$$P(V) = \frac{c}{r}\left[ 1- \left(\frac{V}{V_b}\right)^{-\gamma}\right] + (1-\alpha)V_b \left(\frac{V}{...
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Business day convention in fixed income
I have a question regarding the business day convention. Suppose I have a bond that matures on the 17th of September 2023 and pays an annual coupon of $1%$. It has a $30/360$ day-count convention and ...
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Are risk-free-rate bonds and cash fungible?
I had a thought experiment: suppose you wanted to borrow an equity security from me (perhaps to short sell it). I ask you for collateral and a borrow fee, and in exchange you get the stock.
If you ...
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Stripped treasury bond prices
I saw this paragraph in the SHV prospectus
The Underlying Index is market valueweighted based on amounts
outstanding of issuances consisting of publicly issued U.S. Treasury
securities that have a ...
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Bond forward arbitrage relationships
I am trying to see if the following statement is true or not and I would really appreciate your help.
The statement is as follows:
$\forall $ Tradable Asset $V(t)$,
$$ E[\frac{P(t,T_{i})P(T_{i},T_{i+1}...
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Negative Accrued for treasury bonds?
I am looking at some spreadsheets that show the US treasury bonds have some negative accrued. Why would that be the case? Shouldn't bond accruals always be positive?
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