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Interest rate management question

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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • February 27, 2018 at 2:26 am #439121
    zhiyu95
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    In the recent article about interest rate management, in the futures section.
    Loss on the futures market: (0.9436 – 0.9478) × D500,000 × 3/12 × 90
    I wonder where does the 3/12 come from?

    In June 15 Question 4, the futures question.
    Gain on the futures market: (95.84-95.44) x $25 x 68 = $68 000
    I wonder why they do not have 3/12?

    Many thanks.

    February 27, 2018 at 8:52 am #439166
    John Moffat
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    It is always 3/12 because futures are always 3 month futures. This means that when we calculate the gains or losses, we always do it as though the difference is equivalent annual interest rate which we calculate for just 3 months.

    You really should watch my free lectures on interest rate risk management where all of this is explained in detail, with examples.

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