NO.PZ2021120102000004
问题如下:
An investment manager is considering decreasing portfolio duration versus a benchmark index given her expectations of an upward parallel shift in the yield curve.
If she has a choice between a callable, putable, or option-free bond with otherwise comparable characteristics, the most profitable position would be to:
选项:
A.
own
the callable bond.
B.
own the putable bond.
C.
own the option-free bond.
解释:
B is correct. The value of a bond with an embedded option is equal to the sum of the value of an option-free bond plus the value to the embedded option.
With a putable bond, the embedded put option is
owned by the bond investor, who can exercise the
option if yields-to-maturity increase, as in this scenario.
Under A, the embedded call option is owned by
the bond issuer, who is more likely to exercise if
yields-to-maturity decrease (that is, the bond investor is short the call
option).
As for C, the option-free bond underperforms the putable bond given the rise in value of the embedded put option.
如果买callable bond,它的成本会比putable bond和option-free bond更便宜,在利率上升的情况下,发行方不会行权,所以其实白赚了一个期权费?那它的gain不是也更大吗?
当然,如果不考虑买入价格,gain最大的肯定是买入putable bond,画图肯定可以看出。所以我想知道这种题是不是我想太复杂了,不用考虑买入价格(成本)的差异吗?