
Explanation:
To value the floored floater, we work backwards through the binomial tree:
Year 1:
Year 0:
Valuation:
Present value at Year 0: PV = 104.73 / 1.035 = 101.19
The floor increases the bond's value compared to an unfloored floater, which would be priced at par (100).
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Year 0 Year 1 --- 5.5% 3.5% --- --- 1.5%
The value of the floored floating rate bond (as a % of par) is closest to:
A
100.99
B
101.19
C
101.67