Immunization with Duration Matching - Quant Trader Interview Question
Difficulty: Medium
Category: Algorithms & Data Structures
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Topics: fixed-income, immunization, duration, portfolio-management
Problem Description
A pension fund has a single liability of 100 million due in exactly 10 years. The current yield curve is flat at 5%. The fund wants to immunize this liability using duration matching. Which of the following strategies best describes how to achieve this, assuming the fund can only invest in zero-coupon bonds with maturities of either 5 years or 15 years?
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