NO.PZ201602270200002008
问题如下:
8. All else being equal, if the shape of the yield curve changes from upward sloping to flattening, the value of the option embedded in Bond #2 will most likely:
选项:
A.decrease.
B.remain unchanged.
C.increase.
解释:
C is correct.
Bond #2 is a callable bond, and the value of the embedded call option increases as the yield curve flattens. When the yield curve is upward sloping, the one-period forward rates on the interest rate tree are high and opportunities for the issuer to call the bond are fewer. When the yield curve flattens or inverts, many nodes on the tree have lower forward rates, which increases the opportunities to call and, thus, the value of the embedded call option.
那为什么不是bond价值下降,被call回去可能降低,所以call option value下降