The prices of the following coupon bonds are as follows:
Maturity Coupon Price
1 4.75% 103.675
2 7.5% 111.753
3 9.375% 121.445
4 6.25% 114.130
5 5.50% 112.158
How can I construct synthetically a 3-year zero-coupon bond? Which
coupon bonds would I have to invest in? What are the proportions in
which I will have to hold those coupon bonds in order to replicate the
discount bond?
P.S Calculations I did already are show below.
Assuming that coupons are paid annually, I have calculated the implied
term structure of zero coupon rates (not sure if it's correct)
1-yr.disc : = 1.0369%
2-yr.disc : = 1.5079%
3-yr.disc : = 1.9996%
4-yr.disc : = 2.5716%
5-yr.disc : = 2.9503%
I also computed the yields to maturity of the above coupon bonds.
1-yr.disc : = 1.037%
2-yr.disc : = 1.492%
3-yr.disc : =1.947%
4-yr.disc : =2.495%
5-yr.disc : =2.856%
as well as prices of zero-coupon bonds with maturities of 1 to 5 years
1-yr.disc : 100/(1.010369) = $98.97374
2-yr.disc : 100/(1.015079) = $98.5145
3-yr.disc : 100/(1.019996) = $98.0396
4-yr.disc : 100/(1.025716) = $97.49287
5-yr.disc : 100/(1.029503) = $97.13425
