问题如下:
A two-year floating-rate note pays 6-month Libor plus 80 basis points. The floater is priced at 97 per 100 of par value. Current 6-month Libor is 1.00%. Assume a 30/360 day count convention and evenly spaced periods. The discount margin for the floater in basis points (bps) is closest to:
选项:
A.180 bps.
B.236 bps.
C.420 bps.
解释:
B is correct.
The discount or required margin is 236 basis points. Given the floater has a maturity of two years and is linked to 6-month Libor, the formula for calculating discount margin is:
where:
PV = present value, or the price of the floating-rate note = 97
Index = reference rate, stated as an annual percentage rate = 0.01
QM = quoted margin, stated as an annual percentage rate = 0.0080
FV = future value paid at maturity, or the par value of the bond = 100
m = periodicity of the floating-rate note, the number of payment periods per year = 2
DM = discount margin, the required margin stated as an annual percentage rate
Substituting given values in:
To calculate DM, begin by solving for the discount rate per period:
r = 0.0168
Now, solve for DM:
DM = 0.0236
The discount margin for the floater is equal to 236 basis points.
PMT=coupon payment=(Libor+0.8%)/2*100=(1%+0.8%)/2*100=0.9,FV=100,PV=-97,N=2*2=4,求出I/Y=1.681% 然后1.681%*2-1%=0.0236
半年付息一次,I/Y不是都要*2的吗?我这个算法是否正确?
(1%+ discount margin)/2=1.681% 可得DM=0.0236 这个式子不理解