On July 1, 2020 an investor holds 50,000 shares of a certain company stock. The market price at this time is $30 per share. A) what is the current value of investor’s portfolio Value_________ The investor is interested in hedging against movements in the market over the next months (until Sep 2020) and decides to use the September 2020 Mini S&P 500 futures contract. The index futures price is currently 1,500[1] and one contract is for delivery of $50 times the index. B) What is the current value of one Mini S&P 500 futures contract? Value___________ C) The beta of the stock is 1.3. How can investor hedge his portfolio against market risk exposure by trading S&P 500 market index Trading strategy _____ D) The beta of the stock is 1.3. How can investor hedge his portfolio against market risk exposure using futures contract. Should he/she enter LONG or SHORT position. For how many futures contracts? SHORT or LONG (circle) N contracts________ E) Assume the market goes down by 10% by the futures settlement date. What would be the change in the portfolio in c) (i.e. hedged without futures) Change____ F) Assume market goes down by 10% by the futures settlement date. What would be expected change in the portfolio value. What would be the gain/loss on futures margin account? What would be the total impact on hedged position? Circle +Gain/-Loss on portfolio______________ Circle +Gain/-Loss on futures position______________ Total change in the hedge position value _______________
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On July 1, 2020 an investor holds 50,000 shares of a certain company stock. The market price at this time is $30 per share.
A) what is the current value of investor’s portfolio
Value_________
The investor is interested in hedging against movements in the market over the next months (until Sep 2020) and decides to use the September 2020 Mini S&P 500 futures contract. The index futures price is currently 1,500[1] and one contract is for delivery of $50 times the index.
B) What is the current value of one Mini S&P 500 futures contract?
Value___________
C) The beta of the stock is 1.3. How can investor hedge his portfolio against market risk exposure by trading S&P 500 market index
Trading strategy _____
D) The beta of the stock is 1.3. How can investor hedge his portfolio against market risk exposure using futures contract. Should he/she enter LONG or SHORT position. For how many futures contracts?
SHORT or LONG (circle)
N contracts________
E) Assume the market goes down by 10% by the futures settlement date. What would be the change in the portfolio in c) (i.e. hedged without futures)
Change____
F) Assume market goes down by 10% by the futures settlement date. What would be expected change in the portfolio value. What would be the gain/loss on futures margin account? What would be the total impact on hedged position?
Circle +Gain/-Loss on portfolio______________
Circle +Gain/-Loss on futures position______________
Total change in the hedge position value _______________
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