Question

A bank with short-term floating-rate liabilities and long-term fixed-rate assets could hedge their interest rate risk by I. buying a cap. II. buying a T-bond futures contract. III. selling a T-bond futures contract. IV. entering into a swap agreement to pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate.

Answer 1

The bank can do option II

Step-by-step explanation:

Floating liabilities refer to those short term debts that must be repaid.

The banks can mitigate their interest rate risks by doing the following:

• Buying a Treasury Future bond contract: This option gives the ability of the bank to purchase a future bond at today's price. This will help them remove the risks associated with fluctuations in price of the bonds.

This makes option ii the correct answer