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Interest rates US vs. Kenya
Scubidu
#21 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 10:33:36 AM
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kizee. If I'm a bond trader, trading about Ksh500 mn daily on the NSE, should I take a Ksh100 mn loan from a bank and see if I can make more money from secondary trading?
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kizee
#22 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 11:19:20 AM
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that wud eb a gud idea...as long as rates are falling
mukiha
#23 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 11:34:57 AM
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@Scubidu; The Bond market is very sluggish at the NSE. You could buy a bond and not get buyyers for several moths!

So far today, there has only been activity on three Bonds and only 15 deals concluded.
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VituVingiSana
#24 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 11:47:48 AM
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kizee wrote:
vvs

i dont thnk the bond is USD denominated...its an NGN bond but the holder has the option of receivin coupons in USD to avoid ccy risk...its a structured product as it were...i dont think nigeria has dun a Eurobond yet so this is the only explanation i cud think off


But in what currency do u get paid back the Principal? If in NGN, then you face CCY risk.

Are the coupons in US$ fixed or based on the current forex rate coz then CCY still applies.
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Scubidu
#25 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 12:21:59 PM
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mukiha. The turnover last week was about 7bn and 113 deals according to NSE, I thot the market was doing pretty well.

kizee. What did you mean by 'as long as rates were falling'?
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VituVingiSana
#26 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 12:29:41 PM
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@scubidu - When rates fall the bond prices (generally) rise. The greater the duration, the greater the rise..
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kizee
#27 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 12:50:44 PM
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But in what currency do u get paid back the Principal? If in NGN, then you face CCY risk.

Are the coupons in US$ fixed or based on the current forex rate coz then CCY still applies

u get paid in ur desired currency...the fx risk is taken away by the seller of the bond and thats why its a structured product
VituVingiSana
#28 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 12:58:26 PM
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Wow... if I can get that rate in US$ for a Nigerian sovereign bond... sign me up...
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kizee
#29 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2010 5:31:17 PM
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lol...u def wont get the NGN yield but a step up from usd yields...the writer of the option also needs to put bread on the table..lol
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