Suppose you short a bond that is trading at par at the beginning of the trading...
Suppose you short a bond that is trading at par at the beginning of the trading day. At the end of the day the bond is trading at a discount. What are your MTM profits showing?
A) Cannot be answered since it depends on the yield to maturity of the bond.
B) A loss
C) A profit
D) Cannot be answered since it depends on the the coupon of the bond.
E) Cannot be answered since it depends on the the relative value of coupon of the bond and the yield to maturity.
F) None of the above
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