D & R A1 8 - 1 Question 8. Cheapest-to-Deliver Bond Today is July 1. You hold a November Treasury bond futures contract with a price of 92:15 (i.e., 92 plus [15/32]), with a delivery date of November...

D & R A1 8 - 1

Question 8. Cheapest-to-Deliver Bond

Today is July 1. You hold a November Treasury bond futures contract with a price of 92:15 (i.e., 92 plus [15/32]), with a delivery date of November 15 in the same year. You have identified the two bonds below that could be used for delivery against the futures contract:

Assume that the next year is not a leap year, and that the market repo rate is 5.50%.

1. Find the conversion factors for Bond A and Bond B. Use the downloadable Excel spreadsheet on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) website: http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/us-treasury-futures-conversion-factor-lookup-tables.html.