NO.PZ2018122701000081
问题如下:
The trading department of Dragon Fruit Bank now has a hedging position based on the duration. They shorted the $ 500 million U.S. Treasury bond and bought the $ 473 million U.S. TIPS. The analysis department of the bank has just made a regression analysis of the nominal interest rate and real interest rate, and found that when the nominal interest rate changes by 1 basis point, the real interest rate changes by 0.992 basis points. Based on this relationship, how should the trading department adjust their existing positions?
选项:
A. There is no need to change the position.
B. purchase $3.8 million TIPS.
C. Purchase $4.8 million Treasury bond
D. Sell $3.8 million TIPS
解释:
B is correct.
考点:Empirical Approaches To Risk Metrics And Hedging
解析:因为利率变化不同,原有的duration hedge平衡被打破了,实际需要的TIPS是473/0.992=476.8 million。所以要再买3.8million的TIPS。
这个题目好像没duration什么事的?当利率变化是1:1时,不需要500和473不需要做任何调整。不用考虑duration吗?就是说duration不会变化了吗?本题两者的duration没有办法得知?感觉500*D1*1=TIPS*D2*0.992,中D1、D2多余是的?