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The date today is July 31st, 2019. Mary has $5000 and wants to invest for 3 years.
Option 1: Invest in a four-year security maturing on July 1st, 2023 has an interest rate of 8% per year
Option 2: Invest in a three year security maturing on July 31,
2022 has an interest rate of 6%, then on July 31, 2022, invest
another two-year security maturing on July 31, 2023.
Based on the unbiased expectations theory, what should be the
return of the one-year security beginning July 31, 2022 (at the end
of the three year security) and maturing on July 2023 (at the start
of the two-year security)?