A bank buys a "three against six" $5,000,000 FRA for a three-month period beginning three months from today and ending six months from today. The reason that the bank bought the FRA was to hedge: the bank accepted a 3-month deposit and made a six-month loan. The agreement rate with the seller is 5%. Assume that three months from today the settlement rate is 5.25%. Who pays who

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value

Aggart technologies is considering issuing new common stock and using the proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt. the stock issue would have no effect on total assets, the interest rate taggart pays, ebit, or the tax rate. which of the following is likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the stock issue? a. the roa will decline. b. taxable income will decline. c. the tax bill will increase. d. net income will decrease. e. the times-interest-earned ratio will decrease

Which of the following best explains why online retail companies have an advantage over regular stores? a. their employees make less money because they mostly perform unskilled tasks. b. they are able to keep distribution costs low by negotiating deals with shipping companies. c. their transactions require expensive state-of-the-art technological devices. d. they have a larger number of potential customers because people anywhere can buy from them.