May 12, 2004

The Miracle of Compound Interest

Mathematics, the sciences, and graduate-level economics like the elegance of continuous compounding. After studying the handout, we elected to work with annual compounding.

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Posted by bparke at 10:52 PM

Arbitrage Pricing

Suppose the bond sells for 900:

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Suppose the bond sells for 920:

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The only price that eliminates arbitrage profits is 909.09:

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An example:

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Posted by bparke at 10:46 PM

What determines bond prices?

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Posted by bparke at 10:41 PM