Consider an Oil Swap in Which You Pay the Floating $A$

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider an oil swap in which you pay the floating price of oil in exchange for a fixed amount $A$ .The price of a new oil swap (i.e. ,the breakeven value $A$ ) increases when

• A)The spot price of the commodity declines.
• B)The convenience yield on the commodity increases.
• C)Interest rates rise.
• D)All of the above.

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