Multiple Choice
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The following information is given concerning a pure yield pick-up swap: You currently hold a 20-year, Aa 8 percent coupon bond priced to yield 10 percent. As a swap candidate you are considering a 20-year, Aa 10 percent coupon bond priced to yield 10.75 percent. Assume a reinvestment rate of 12.00 percent, semiannual compounding, and a one-year workout period.
-Refer to Exhibit 13.6. The value of the swap is ____ basis points in one year.
A) 40.4
B) 60.6
C) 80.8
D) 20.5
E) 100.1
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