Should the first option be exercised

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Bermudan exercise

(a) Suppose you own a 1yr-into-5yr Bermudan receiver swaption with strike 6%. The underlying swap has quarterly payment dates, fixed versus three-month libor. The exercise dates are quarterly. In one year's time you must determine whether to exercise the first option to receive fixed on a five-year swap, based on the then current interest rate scenario. For each scenario A-F in Table 1 for interest rates in one year's time, determine the most appropriate response to the question ‘Should the first option be exercised?' from the following choices.

I Yes, the option should definitely be exercised.

II No, the option should definitely not be exercised.

III It depends upon current levels of other market variables such as European swaption prices.

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(b) Suppose you are told volatilities are zero for all interest rate options, that is, all out of-the-money-forward options have zero value. Again answer the question ‘Should the first option be exercised?' for scenarios D, E and F in Table 2.

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