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Answer: The current price of a 13-week Treasury note is $98 000 with a
face value of $100 000. What is the yield on the note? (There are 91
days to maturity (13 x 7).)
yield
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Q-16
Q-16 Answer:
As the yield is expected to rise the price is expected to fall. Thus
to earn a profit on this information it would be necessary to either
short sell bills or sell bills already held with a view buying back at
the lower price after rates adjust
Question
17:
Price now
maturity is 90 days)
Price in 30 days
maturity is 60 days)
Price increase
$98 065.56
(time
to
$98 702.00
(time
to
$636.44