If a Bond Trader Believes That Current Forward Rates Overstate

question 41

Essay

If a bond trader believes that current forward rates overstate future spot rates, how might he or she profit from that conclusion?

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Definitions:

Indirect Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where different prices are charged for the same product or service based on characteristics other than the customer's willingness to pay.

Direct Price Discrimination

The practice of charging different prices to different consumers for the same product or service, based directly on the willingness to pay of each customer.

Cannibalizing

In business, the reduction in sales of a product due to the introduction of a similar product by the same company.

Elastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a product or service significantly changes in response to a change in price, indicating consumers' sensitivity to price changes.