I am interested in using the 10 year Treasurey Note futures traded on
the CBOT (Chicago Board of trade) to "hedge" my long-term borrowing
needs. A business expansion, taking place over the next 12 months and
costing around $350,000 is my main interest, but we also have existing
debt of around $1.8 million. I find long term rates very attractive
right now and want to attempt to lock them in on the expansion debt.
I am involved in agriculture and we work with a lending organization
where are interest rates are based off the 10 year note, so we have a
pretty true hedge I think.
I am familiar with hedging agriculture products
(corn/soybeans/cattle), so I don't need a hedging/futures tutorial.
What I need is a better understanding of the correlation between
treasury notes and interest rates. I see the 10 year note is
currently about 112, and a yahoo chart puts the interest rate at a
little over 4% -- how does this calculation work. And say I sell 1 10
year note futures contract, what is my profit/loss if interest rates
move up or down 2%? |