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C/F/401. Leasing vs. Buying

WORDS:: 2400
DATE:: 2008
PRICE:: 29.99 GBP

The paper looks at some practical examples of leasing and purchasing that show how difficult it is for a company to decide which option is better. It is suggested that factors like inflation and the present value of future inflows and outflows should be taken into account.

KEYWORDS: Leasing, discounted cash flows, present value, inflation, amortization schedule, disco,

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S/F/170. Institutional Asset Allocation: construction of spot rate and forward rate curve

WORDS:: 3500
DATE:: 2008
PRICE:: 39.99 GBP

The paper examines the construction of spot rate and forward rate curve, using a set of yield to maturity values provided. An attempt is made to derive a function to describe the spot rate movement, in order to achieve a best fit for the spot rate curve. It is examined whether the forward rate is an unbiased estimator of future spot rate.

KEYWORDS: Lender, borrower, money, spot rate, forward rate curve,

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C/F/143. Using Excel to calculate annuities, bond valuations and analyze a sample of data.

WORDS:: 2000
ADD-ONS:: Spreadsheets
DATE:: 2006
PRICE:: 29.99 GBP

This report develops some basic Excel applications including annuity and fixed income products. A sample of data is also analyzed using Excel to calculate simple descriptive statistics and carry out hypothesis testing.

KEYWORDS: Time value of money, annuities, bond valuation, hypothesis testing, statistics,

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