NO.PZ2021120102000009
问题如下：
An active investor enters a duration-neutral yield curve flattening trade that combines 2-year and 10-year Treasury positions. Under which of the following yield curve scenarios would you expect the investor to realize the greatest portfolio gain?
选项：
A.Bear steepening
bull flattening
Yield curve inversion
解释：
C is correct.
A duration-neutral flattening trade involves a short 2-year Bond position and a long 10-year bond position, which have a “matched” duration or portfolio duration of zero. This portfolio will realize a gain if the slope of the yield curve—that is, the difference between short-term and long-term yields— declines. Yield curve inversion is an extreme version of flattening in which the spread between long-term and short-term yields-to-maturity falls below zero.
The bear steepening in A involves an unchanged 2-year yield-to-maturity with
a rise in the 10-year yield-to-maturity, causing a portfolio loss. The bull
flattening in B combines a constant 2-year yield-to-maturity with lower 10-year
rates, resulting in a gain on the 10-year bond position and an unchanged 2-year
bond position.
老师好，这道题问什么时候收益最大。其实C收益最大，两个头寸（一个long一个short）都可以挣钱；而AB选项里两个头寸（一个long一个short）对应的是一个挣钱、另一个亏钱，从而抵消了。所以从赚钱的角度看，C因为能挣两个方向（一个long一个short）的钱、绝对收益最大，另外A和B只能挣一个方向的钱而去另一个方向有亏损、会抵消。
是这么理解吗？
