The real risk-free rate is 3.0% and inflation is expected to be 3.25% for the next 2 years. A 2-year Treasury security yields 6.55%. What is the maturity risk premium for the 2-year security?
Q. The real risk-free rate is 3.0% and inflation is expected to be 3.25% for the next 2 years. A 2-year Treasury security yields 6.55%. What is the maturity risk premium for the 2-year security?
Understand Fisher Equation: Understand the Fisher Equation which relates the real risk-free rate, the inflation rate, and the nominal rate (yield on the Treasury security). The Fisher Equation is: Nominal rate = Real risk-free rate + Inflation rate + Maturity risk premium. We need to find the Maturity risk premium.
Identify Given Values: Identify the given values from the problem.Real risk-free rate = 3.0%Inflation rate = 3.25%Nominal rate (yield on the 2-year Treasury security) = 6.55%
Insert Values and Solve: Insert the given values into the Fisher Equation and solve for the Maturity risk premium. 6.55%=3.0%+3.25%+ Maturity risk premium
Subtract to Find Premium: Subtract the sum of the real risk-free rate and the inflation rate from the nominal rate to find the Maturity risk premium.Maturity risk premium = 6.55%−(3.0%+3.25%)