Continuously Compounded Zero-Coupon Bond Price

Derivatives & Risk
Fixed Income
Easy
A zero-coupon bond pays 100 in two years. The continuously compounded risk-free rate is 5%. Find its price.
Hint 1

Under continuous compounding, discount by .

Hint 2

Here and .

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  1. 1. Discount the face value

    .

  2. 2. Evaluate

    Numerically, .

Answer: 100e^-0.1

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