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Question 4 (6 points) You are working as Fixed Income Analyst, and you would like...

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Question 4 (6 points) You are working as Fixed Income Analyst, and you would like to use term-structure techniques to price corporate bonds. You are given the following term structure: Forward rate Years 1 Spot rate 5.0 % 6.0 % 2 = f2 3 6.5 % = fz a) Determine the values f2 and f3 representing the forward rates for years 2 and 3 respectively (as shown in the table above). (2 marks) b) What will the spot rate be once one year has passed? (1 mark) c) You are trying to price a $1000 (face value) corporate bond using the term- structure above. The bond is a 15-year bond with 3 years left to maturity. The annual coupon rate is 7%. You can assume that the bond has just made a coupon payment and has 3 coupon payments left and exactly 3 years to maturity

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