To find the price of a bond, replicate the bond's cash flow stream using a portfolio of zero-coupon bonds with the same cash flows. The price of the bond must equal the price of this replicating portfolio to avoid arbitrage opportunities. The replicating portfolio exactly matches the bond's cash flows at each date to determine the fair price.
To find the price of a bond, replicate the bond's cash flow stream using a portfolio of zero-coupon bonds with the same cash flows. The price of the bond must equal the price of this replicating portfolio to avoid arbitrage opportunities. The replicating portfolio exactly matches the bond's cash flows at each date to determine the fair price.
To find the price of a bond, replicate the bond's cash flow stream using a portfolio of zero-coupon bonds with the same cash flows. The price of the bond must equal the price of this replicating portfolio to avoid arbitrage opportunities. The replicating portfolio exactly matches the bond's cash flows at each date to determine the fair price.