Schweser June 08 Exam 1 Morning 112. Consider a callable bond issued by Stahl Productions and a putable bond issued by Hearth Creations. Both bonds have option-adjusted spreads of 125 basis points. Which of the following statements about the bonds (from the issuer perspective) could be accurate? A. The z-spread for Hearth's bond is based on the differences in YTMs. B. The cost of the put option on the Hearth bond is -10 bp. C. The spread over the spot rates for a Treasury security similar to Stahl's bond is 110 bp. D. Given a nominal spread for the Stahl bond of 130 bp, the option cost is 5 bp. The answer is B. Why is D not the answer? |