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Exam 2 โ€” Financial Mathematics (FM)

CAS

Annuity-immediate and due anโ€พโˆฃ=1โˆ’vni,aยจnโ€พโˆฃ=1โˆ’vnd=(1+i)โ€‰anโ€พโˆฃa_{\overline{n}|}=\frac{1-v^n}{i},\qquad \ddot a_{\overline{n}|}=\frac{1-v^n}{d}=(1+i)\,a_{\overline{n}|}

Nominal to effective โ€…โ€Š(1+i(m)m)m=1+i=eฮด=(1โˆ’d(m)m)โˆ’m\;\left(1+\tfrac{i^{(m)}}{m}\right)^m=1+i=e^{\delta}=\left(1-\tfrac{d^{(m)}}{m}\right)^{-m}

Bond price (face FF, coupon rr, redemption CC, yield ii): P=Frโ€‰anโ€พโˆฃi+CvnP=Fr\,a_{\overline{n}|i}+Cv^n

Outstanding balance (prospective) after kk payments of RR: Bk=Rโ€‰anโˆ’kโ€พโˆฃB_k=R\,a_{\overline{n-k}|}

Macaulay and modified duration Dmac=โˆ‘tโ€‰vtCFtโˆ‘vtCFt,Dmod=Dmac1+i,ฮ”PPโ‰ˆโˆ’Dmodโ€‰ฮ”i+12Cโ€‰(ฮ”i)2D_{mac}=\frac{\sum t\,v^t CF_t}{\sum v^t CF_t},\qquad D_{mod}=\frac{D_{mac}}{1+i},\qquad \frac{\Delta P}{P}\approx -D_{mod}\,\Delta i+\tfrac12 C\,(\Delta i)^2

Redington immunization: PVA=PVLPV_A=PV_L, DA=DLD_A=D_L, CA>CLC_A>C_L.

Traps to remember

  • Annuity-due vs annuity-immediate (payments at start vs end).

  • Semiannual coupon bonds quoted with annual nominal yields.

  • Duration of a portfolio is the PV-weighted average, not a simple average.

  • Forward rates: (1+s2)2=(1+s1)(1+f1,2)(1+s_2)^2=(1+s_1)(1+f_{1,2}) โ€” not additive.

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