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 2 percent coupon bond priced to yield 9.5 percent. As a swap candidate, you are considering a 20-year, Aa 14 percent coupon bond priced to yield 10.00. Assume a reinvestment rate of 11 percent, semiannual compounding, and a one-year workout period.
-Refer to Exhibit 13.8. The value of the swap is ____ basis points in one year.
A) 0.004921
B) 0.4921
C) 4.921
D) 49.21
E) 492.1
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