NO.PZ202303270300005901
问题如下:
(1) Assume the manager is able to extend her mandate by adding derivatives strategies to the three portfolio alternatives. The best way to position her portfolio to benefit from a bear flattening scenario is to combine a:
选项:
A.
2-year receive-fixed Australian dollar (AUD) swap with the same modified duration as the bullet portfolio.
B.
2-year pay-fixed AUD swap with twice the modified duration as the 2-year government bond in the barbell portfolio.
C.
9-year receive-fixed AUD swap with twice the modified duration as the 9-year government bond position in the equally weighted portfolio.
解释:
B is correct. A bear flattening scenario is a decrease in the yield spread between long- and short-term maturities driven by higher short-term rates. The manager must therefore position her portfolio to benefit from rising short-term yields. Under A, the receive-fixed 2-year swap is a synthetic long position, increasing portfolio duration that will result in an MTM loss under bear flattening. The receive-fixed swap in answer C will increase duration in long-term maturities. In the case of B, the pay-fixed swap with twice the modified duration of the barbell will more than offset the existing long position, resulting in net short 2-year and long 9-year bond positions in the overall portfolio and a gain under bear flattening.
选项 c 如果把 equally weight 改成 barbell 就对了?那为什么 equally weight 就不对呢?谢谢老师