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Answer: $78
## Explanation For an equity swap to have zero value, the value of the fixed leg must equal the value of the equity leg. **Given:** - Notional: $20,000,000 - Initial equity price: $75 - Fixed bond fair value: $18,359,361 - Par value: $20,000,000 **Fixed Leg Value:** The fixed leg is equivalent to a bond with fair value of $18,359,361 **Equity Leg Value:** The equity leg value = Notional × (Current Equity Price / Initial Equity Price) For swap value = 0: Fixed Leg Value = Equity Leg Value $18,359,361 = $20,000,000 × (Current Price / $75) Solving for Current Price: $18,359,361 = $20,000,000 × (Current Price / $75) Current Price / $75 = $18,359,361 / $20,000,000 Current Price / $75 = 0.91796805 Current Price = $75 × 0.91796805 = $68.8476 ≈ $69 However, this gives us $69, which is option A. But let me verify: If current price = $69: Equity Leg Value = $20,000,000 × ($69/$75) = $20,000,000 × 0.92 = $18,400,000 Swap Value = Fixed Leg Value - Equity Leg Value = $18,359,361 - $18,400,000 = -$40,639 If current price = $78: Equity Leg Value = $20,000,000 × ($78/$75) = $20,000,000 × 1.04 = $20,800,000 Swap Value = $18,359,361 - $20,800,000 = -$2,440,639 If current price = $82: Equity Leg Value = $20,000,000 × ($82/$75) = $20,000,000 × 1.093333 = $21,866,667 Swap Value = $18,359,361 - $21,866,667 = -$3,507,306 Wait, all these give negative values. Let me reconsider: Actually, for a receive-fixed, pay-equity swap: Swap Value = PV(Fixed Leg) - PV(Equity Leg) For zero value: PV(Fixed Leg) = PV(Equity Leg) PV(Equity Leg) = Notional × (Current Price / Initial Price) × PV factor for next reset But we don't have the PV factor. However, we know the fixed bond value is $18,359,361, which represents the present value of the fixed payments. So for zero value: $18,359,361 = $20,000,000 × (Current Price / $75) Current Price = ($18,359,361 / $20,000,000) × $75 = 0.91796805 × $75 = $68.85 ≈ $69 This suggests option A ($69) should be correct. However, given the options and the question asking for "closest to zero," let me check which gives the smallest absolute value: - $69: |$18,359,361 - $18,400,000| = $40,639 - $78: |$18,359,361 - $20,800,000| = $2,440,639 - $82: |$18,359,361 - $21,866,667| = $3,507,306 $69 gives the smallest absolute difference, so option A should be correct. However, the answer key might have a different interpretation.
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Six months ago, an investor entered into a receive-fixed, pay-equity swap with the following specifications:
$20,000,000Currently, the implied fixed-rate bond used for pricing the swap has a fair value of $18,359,361 (assuming a par value of $20,000,000). If the equity underlying the swap was trading at $75 at the time of swap initiation, which of the following current equity prices would result in an equity swap value closest to zero?
A
$69
B
$78
C
$82
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