subject
Business, 05.12.2019 07:31 genyjoannerubiera

Suppose you manage a \$12 million portfolio, currently all invested in equities, and you believe that the market is on the verge of a big, but short-lived, downturn. you could move your portfolio temporarily into t-bills, but you do not want to incur the tax and transaction costs of selling your stocks and re-buying them. instead, you decide to temporarily hedge your equity holdings with s\& p 500 index futures contracts1) should you be long or short the contracts? why? 2) how many contracts should you enter into? the s& p 500 index futures price is now at 1286 and the contract multiplier is $250. 3) suppose instead of reducing your portfolio beta all the way down to zero, you decide to reduce it to 0.5, how many index futures contracts should you enter into?

ansver
Answers: 2

Other questions on the subject: Business

image
Business, 21.06.2019 15:20, destineenikole17
List three major educational changes over the past 100 years that have positively influenced students. explain why these changes were influential.
Answers: 3
image
Business, 22.06.2019 01:30, sophie5064
How will firms solve the problem of an economic surplus a. decrease prices to the market equilibrium price b. decrease prices so they are below the market equilibrium price c. increase prices
Answers: 3
image
Business, 22.06.2019 18:00, extraemy
Companies under market structures are independent
Answers: 2
image
Business, 22.06.2019 21:40, brianmondesir1owahud
Rebel technology maintains its records using cash-basis accounting. during the year, the company received cash from customers, $43,000, and paid cash for salaries, $23,500. at the beginning of the year, customers owe rebel $1,000. by the end of the year, customers owe $6,600. at the beginning of the year, rebel owes salaries of $5,600. at the end of the year, rebel owes salaries of $3,300. determine cash-basis net income and accrual-basis net income for the year.
Answers: 2
You know the right answer?
Suppose you manage a \$12 million portfolio, currently all invested in equities, and you believe tha...

Questions in other subjects: