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问题如下：
The CIO of a Canadian private equity company wants to
lock in the interest on a three-month “bridge” loan his firm will take out in
six months to complete an LBO deal. He sells the relevant interest rate futures
contracts at 98.05. In six-months’ time, he initiates the loan at 2.70% and
unwinds the hedge at 97.30. The effective interest rate on the loan is:
选项：
A.0.75%
1.95%
2.70%
解释：
Correct Answer: B
B is correct. The CIO sells
the relevant interest rate future contracts at 98.05, locking in a forward rate
of 1.95% (= 100 – 98.05). After six months, the CIO initiates the bridge loan
at a rate of 2.70%, but he unwinds the hedge at the lower futures price of
97.30, thus gaining 75 bps (= 98.05 – 97.30). The effective interest rate on
the loan is 1.95% (= 2.70% – 0.75%).
担心利率上涨为什么是sells the relevant interest rate futures contracts at 98.05？不是buy么？
