Quantitative Methods - Quantitative Methods Section 1

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31. A Treasury bill with a face value of PKR 100,000 is selling for PKR 97,000. There are 140 days until maturity. Which of the following is most likely the money market yield?

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32. A Treasury bill with a face value of PKR 100,000 is selling for PKR 97,000. There are 150 days until maturity. Which of the following is most likely the effective annual yield?

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33. A fixed-income analyst is analyzing a T-bill which has 180 days to maturity and a bank discount yield of 2.35 percent. The effective annual yield of the bond would be closest to:

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34. A T-Bill with a par value of $100,000 and 90 days to maturity has a bank discount yield of 4.70 percent. The money market yield of the instrument is closest to:

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : The money market yield is: 4.76%. The more intuitive method is to first calculate the HPY and then use the HPY to calculate the money market yield. To calculate the HPY, we need the discount, D: 0.047 = (D/100,000) * 360/90. D = 1,175. P = 98,825. HPY = 1,175 / 98,825 = 0.01189.
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35. A Treasury bill offers a bank discount yield of 4.5 percent and has 180 days to maturity. The effective annual yield for the instrument is closest to:

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