You are a provider of portfolio insurance and are establishing a 4-year program. The portfolio you manage is worth $105 million, and you hope to provide a minimum return of 0%. The equity portfolio has a standard deviation of 24% per year, and T-bills pay 3% per year. Assume that the portfolio pays no dividends. a-1. How much should be placed in bills? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.) T-bills a-2. How much in equity? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.) Portfolio in equity million Delta of the portfolio million b-1. What is the delta if the new portfolio falls by 6% on the first day of trading? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.)

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You are a provider of portfolio insurance and are establishing a 4-year program. The portfolio you manage is
worth $105 million, and you hope to provide a minimum return of 0%. The equity portfolio has a standard
deviation of 24% per year, and T-bills pay 3% per year. Assume that the portfolio pays no dividends.
a-1. How much should be placed in bills? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)
T-bills
a-2. How much in equity? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Portfolio in equity
million
Delta of the portfolio
million
b-1. What is the delta if the new portfolio falls by 6% on the first day of trading? (Negative value should be
indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.)
b-2. Complete the following: (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.)
Assuming the portfolio does fall by 6%, the manager should
sell
$
4.6338 in stock.
Transcribed Image Text:You are a provider of portfolio insurance and are establishing a 4-year program. The portfolio you manage is worth $105 million, and you hope to provide a minimum return of 0%. The equity portfolio has a standard deviation of 24% per year, and T-bills pay 3% per year. Assume that the portfolio pays no dividends. a-1. How much should be placed in bills? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.) T-bills a-2. How much in equity? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.) Portfolio in equity million Delta of the portfolio million b-1. What is the delta if the new portfolio falls by 6% on the first day of trading? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.) b-2. Complete the following: (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.) Assuming the portfolio does fall by 6%, the manager should sell $ 4.6338 in stock.
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