196
CHAPTER
8.
LAGRANGE
MULTIPLIERS.
NEWTON'S
METHOD.
8.2.
SUPPLEMENTAL
EXERCISES
197
where r
(0
,
元)
and r
(0
,
击)
are given by (8.32) and (8.33),
respecti
叫
y.
Using
Newtor
内
method
to
solve for x in (8.35),
we
自 nd
t1
时
x
= 0.052983, and
therefore
(
20\
(0
、~=
I = 5.2983%.
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Bootstrapping for
the
fourth and fifth bonds proceed similarly. For exam-
pIe
,
the
fourth bond makes coupon payments in 4,
10
,
16
,
22
,
28
,
34
, and
40
months.
The
zero rates corresponding
to
coupon dates less
than
20
months,
i.e.,
to
the
coupon dates 4,
10
and
16
months, can be obtained from
the
part
of
the
zero curve
that
was already determined. By setting x
=
γ(0
古)
and assuming
that
the
zero rate curve is linear between
20
months and
40
months,
the
zero rates corresponding
to
22
,
28
,
34
,
and
40
months can be
written in terms of
x. Thus,
the
pricing formula for
the
fourth bond becomes
a nonlinear equation in
x which can be solved using Newton's method.
The
zero
rate
r (0,
~)
is
then
determined
Using bootstrapping and Newton's method
we
obtain
that
。一)
=
4.5
帆
r(0
,
5)
=
3
叫
(40
,
12
8.2
Supplemental
Exercises
1.
(i)
If
the
c
盯
rent
zero
rate
curve
is
η
(0
,
t) =
0.025
由叫古)十
Jv
find
the
yield of a four year semiannual coupon bond with coupon
rate
6%.
Assume
that
interest is compounded continuously
and
that
the
face value of
the
bond
is
100.
(ii)
If
the
zero rates have a parallel shift up by
10
,
20
,
50
,
1~0
,
and,
?O~
b
s.:
sis points,respectively,i.e.,
ifthe
zero rate curve changes from
rl(O
,
t)
to
r2(0
,t) = rl
(0
,
t)
+dr
,with
d
γ=
{0.001,0.002,0.005,0.01,0.02},find
out
by how much does
the
yield of
the
bond increase in each case.
Note:
In
general, a small parallel shift in
the
zero
rate
curves results in
a shift of similar size and direction for
the
yield of most bonds (possibly
with
the
exception of bonds with
10
吨
maturity).
This assumption will
be
tested for
the
bond considered here for parallel shifts ranging from
small shifts (ten basis points)
to
large
s1
曲
Summarizing,
the
zero
rate
curve obtained by bootstrapping
is
given by
(
2\/
民\
r(O
,
O)
= 0.05;
riO
,
1-("\
I = 0.050212;
riO
,
1~("\
I = 0.050214;
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12
}
飞,
12
}
(0
,
~D
= 0.052983; r
(叫
72)=om3;
叫叶=
0.0
铅
326;γ(0
,
5)
= 0.032119,
and is linear on
the
intervals
2.
Consider a six months
at-th
e-
money call on an underlying asset follow-
ing a lognormal distribution with volatility 30% and paying dividends
continuously
at
rate
q.
Assume
that
the
interest rates are constant
at
4%.
Show
that
there is a unique positive value of q such
that
.6.(
C) = 0.5,
and
find
that
val~e
using Newton's method.
How
does
this value of
q compare
to
r
十亏?
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nu
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nunu
3.
The
following prices of
the
Tr
easury instruments are given:
Coupon
Rate
Price
6 -
lV
lonth
T-bill 0 99.4565
12
- Month T-bill 0 98.6196
2 - Year
T-bond
2
1011
号
3 - Year
T-bond
4.5
107~I
5 - Year T-bond 3.125
102
立
g
?t
10
- Year T-bond 4
103~';
The
Treasury bonds pay semiannual coupons. Assume
that
interest is
continuously compounded.
(i) Use
bootstrappi
吨
to
obtain a zero
rate
curve from the prices of
the
6-months and
12-monthsτ
'r
easury
bills, and of
the
2-year, 5-year and
10-year Treasury bonds;