Interest Rate Interest Rate Risk II Risk II Chapter 9 © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. K. R. Stanton
Interest Rate Risk Interest Rate Risk IIII
Chapter 9
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K. R. Stanton
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Overview
This chapter discusses a market value-based model for assessing and managing interest rate risk: Duration Computation of duration Economic interpretation Immunization using duration * Problems in applying duration
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Price Sensitivity and Maturity
In general, the longer the term to maturity, the greater the sensitivity to interest rate changes.
Example: Suppose the zero coupon yield curve is flat at 12%. Bond A pays $1762.34 in five years. Bond B pays $3105.85 in ten years, and both are currently priced at $1000.
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Example continued...
Bond A: P = $1000 = $1762.34/(1.12)5 Bond B: P = $1000 = $3105.84/(1.12)10
Now suppose the interest rate increases by 1%. Bond A: P = $1762.34/(1.13)5 = $956.53 Bond B: P = $3105.84/(1.13)10 = $914.94
The longer maturity bond has the greater drop in price because the payment is discounted a greater number of times.
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Coupon Effect
Bonds with identical maturities will respond differently to interest rate changes when the coupons differ. This is more readily understood by recognizing that coupon bonds consist of a bundle of “zero-coupon” bonds. With higher coupons, more of the bond’s value is generated by cash flows which take place sooner in time. Consequently, less sensitive to changes in R.
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Price Sensitivity of 6% Coupon Bond
r 8% 6% 4% Range
n
40 $802 $1,000 $1,273 $471
20 $864 $1,000 $1,163 $299
10 $919 $1,000 $1,089 $170
2 $981 $1,000 $1,019 $37
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Price Sensitivity of 8% Coupon Bond
r 10% 8% 6% Range
n
40 $828 $1,000 $1,231 $403
20 $875 $1,000 $1,149 $274
10 $923 $1,000 $1,085 $162
2 $981 $1,000 $1,019 $38
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Remarks on Preceding Slides
In general, longer maturity bonds experience greater price changes in response to any change in the discount rate.
The range of prices is greater when the coupon is lower. The 6% bond shows greater changes in price in
response to a 2% change than the 8% bond. The first bond has greater interest rate risk.
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Extreme examples with equal maturities
Consider two ten-year maturity instruments: A ten-year zero coupon bond A two-cash flow “bond” that pays $999.99 almost
immediately and one penny, ten years hence. Small changes in yield will have a large effect on
the value of the zero but essentially no impact on the hypothetical bond.
Most bonds are between these extremes The higher the coupon rate, the more similar the bond
is to our hypothetical bond with higher value of cash flows arriving sooner.
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Duration
Duration Weighted average time to maturity using the
relative present values of the cash flows as weights.
Combines the effects of differences in coupon rates and differences in maturity.
Based on elasticity of bond price with respect to interest rate.
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Duration
Duration
D = nt=1[CFt• t/(1+R)t]/ n
t=1 [CFt/(1+R)t]
WhereD = duration
t = number of periods in the future
CFt = cash flow to be delivered in t periods
n= term-to-maturity
R = yield to maturity.
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Duration
Since the price (P) of the bond must equal the present value of all its cash flows, we can state the duration formula another way:
D = nt=1[t (Present Value of CFt/P)]
Notice that the weights correspond to the relative present values of the cash flows.
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Duration of Zero-coupon Bond
For a zero coupon bond, duration equals maturity since 100% of its present value is generated by the payment of the face value, at maturity.
For all other bonds: duration < maturity
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Computing duration
Consider a 2-year, 8% coupon bond, with a face value of $1,000 and yield-to-maturity of 12%. Coupons are paid semi-annually.
Therefore, each coupon payment is $40 and the per period YTM is (1/2) × 12% = 6%.
Present value of each cash flow equals CFt ÷ (1+ 0.06)t where t is the period number.
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Duration of 2-year, 8% bond:
Face value = $1,000, YTM = 12%
t years CFt PV(CFt) Weight (W)
W × years
1 0.5 40 37.736 0.041 0.020
2 1.0 40 35.600 0.038 0.038
3 1.5 40 33.585 0.036 0.054
4 2.0 1,040 823.777 0.885 1.770
P = 930.698 1.000 D=1.883 (years)
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Special Case
Maturity of a consol: M = . Duration of a consol: D = 1 + 1/R
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Duration Gap
Suppose the bond in the previous example is the only loan asset (L) of an FI, funded by a 2-year certificate of deposit (D).
Maturity gap: ML - MD = 2 -2 = 0
Duration Gap: DL - DD = 1.885 - 2.0 = -0.115 Deposit has greater interest rate sensitivity than
the loan, so DGAP is negative. FI exposed to rising interest rates.
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Features of Duration
Duration and maturity: D increases with M, but at a decreasing rate.
Duration and yield-to-maturity: D decreases as yield increases.
Duration and coupon interest: D decreases as coupon increases
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Economic Interpretation
Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity or elasticity of a liability or asset:
[dP/P] [dR/(1+R)] = -D
Or equivalently,
dP/P = -D[dR/(1+R)] = -MD × dR
where MD is modified duration.
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Economic Interpretation
To estimate the change in price, we can rewrite this as:
dP = -D[dR/(1+R)]P = -(MD) × (dR) × (P)
Note the direct linear relationship between dP and -D.
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Semi-annual Coupon Payments
With semi-annual coupon payments:
(dP/P)/(dR/R) = -D[dR/(1+(R/2)]
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An example:
Consider three loan plans, all of which have maturities of 2 years. The loan amount is $1,000 and the current interest rate is 3%.
Loan #1, is a two-payment loan with two equal payments of $522.61 each.
Loan #2 is structured as a 3% annual coupon bond.
Loan # 3 is a discount loan, which has a single payment of $1,060.90.
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Duration as Index of Interest Rate Risk
Yield Loan Value 2% 3% dP n D
Equal Payment
$1014.68 $1000 $14.68 2 1.493
3% Coupon $1019.42 $1000 $19.42 2 1.971
Discount $1019.70 $1000 $19.70 2 2.000
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Immunizing the Balance Sheet of an FI
Duration Gap: From the balance sheet, E=A-L. Therefore,
E=A-L. In the same manner used to determine the change in bond prices, we can find the change in value of equity using duration.
E = [-DAA + DLL] R/(1+R) or
EDA - DLk]A(R/(1+R))
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Duration and Immunizing
The formula shows 3 effects: Leverage adjusted D-Gap The size of the FI The size of the interest rate shock
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An example:
Suppose DA = 5 years, DL = 3 years and rates are expected to rise from 10% to 11%. (Rates change by 1%). Also, A = 100, L = 90 and E = 10. Find change in E.
DA - DLk]A[R/(1+R)]
= -[5 - 3(90/100)]100[.01/1.1] = - $2.09.
Methods of immunizing balance sheet. Adjust DA , DL or k.
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Immunization and Regulatory Concerns
Regulators set target ratios for an FI’s capital (net worth): Capital (Net worth) ratio = E/A
If target is to set (E/A) = 0: DA = DL
But, to set E = 0: DA = kDL
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*Limitations of Duration
Immunizing the entire balance sheet need not be costly. Duration can be employed in combination with hedge positions to immunize.
Immunization is a dynamic process since duration depends on instantaneous R.
Large interest rate change effects not accurately captured.
Convexity More complex if nonparallel shift in yield curve.
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*Convexity
The duration measure is a linear approximation of a non-linear function. If there are large changes in R, the approximation is much less accurate. All fixed-income securities are convex. Convexity is desirable, but greater convexity causes larger errors in the duration-based estimate of price changes.
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*Convexity
Recall that duration involves only the first derivative of the price function. We can improve on the estimate using a Taylor expansion. In practice, the expansion rarely goes beyond second order (using the second derivative).
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*Modified duration
P/P = -D[R/(1+R)] + (1/2) CX (R)2 or P/P = -MD R + (1/2) CX (R)2
Where MD implies modified duration and CX is a measure of the curvature effect.
CX = Scaling factor × [capital loss from 1bp rise in yield + capital gain from 1bp fall in yield]
Commonly used scaling factor is 108.
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*Calculation of CX
Example: convexity of 8% coupon, 8% yield, six-year maturity Eurobond priced at $1,000.
CX = 108[P-/P + P+/P]
= 108[(999.53785-1,000)/1,000 + (1,000.46243-1,000)/1,000)]
= 28.
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*Duration Measure: Other Issues
Default risk Floating-rate loans and bonds Duration of demand deposits and passbook
savings Mortgage-backed securities and mortgages
Duration relationship affected by call or prepayment provisions.
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*Contingent Claims
Interest rate changes also affect value of off-balance sheet claims. Duration gap hedging strategy must include the
effects on off-balance sheet items such as futures, options, swaps, caps, and other contingent claims.
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Pertinent Websites
Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org
Securities Exchange Commission www.sec.gov
The Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com