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问题如下:
Which forward rate cannot be computed from the one-, two-, three-, and four-year spot rates? The rate for a:
选项:
A.one-year loan beginning in two years.
B.two-year loan beginning in two years.
C.three-year loan beginning in two years.
解释:
C is correct.
There is no spot rate information to provide rates for a loan that terminates in five years. That is f(2,3) is calculated as follows:
The equation above indicates that in order to calculate the rate for a three-year loan beginning at the end of two years you need the five year spot rate r(5) and the two-year spot rate r(2). However r(5) is not provided.
考点:Forward rate与Spot rate
由f(2,3)的公式可知,如果要计算f(2,3),我们需要知道五年期的即期利率r(5)以及两年期的即期利率r(2)。然而题目中没有给出五年期的即期利率r(5),所以f(2,3)无法得到。
- 这里“ 3 year loan beginning in 2 years" 指的是f(2,3), 意思是第2年末开始未来3年的rate,对吗?
- 我另一个问题是: 前面有一道题也是和上面同样的表达 “ 4 year loan begining in 1year" 是f(1,4), 那道题里的解答说的是这是“第4年末开始未来1年的rate” 。
我现在迷糊了,到底哪种说法是对的?