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问题如下:
A long position in a 2 x 5 FRA is equivalent to the following positions in the spot market:
选项: Borrowing in two months to finance a
five-month investment
Borrowing in five months to finance a two-month investment
C.Borrowing half a loan amount at two months and the remainder at five months
D.Borrowing in two months to finance a three-month investment
解释:
ANSWER: B
An FRA defined as involves a forward rate starting at time and ending at time The buyer of this FRA locks in a borrowing rate for months 3 to 5. This is equivalent to borrowing for five months and reinvesting the funds for the first two months.


画红线那句话根本没看懂,为什么borrow是5个月 ,loan实际只有3个月啊,还有投资是什么意思,前面的2个月是投资???