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Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets Essay

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Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8e (Hull)
Chapter 1

Introduction

1) A one-year forward contract is an agreement where
A) One side has the right to buy an asset for a certain price in one year's time
B) One side has the obligation to buy an asset for a certain price in one year's time
C) One side has the obligation to buy an asset for a certain price at some time during the next year D) One side has the obligation to buy an asset for the market price in one year's time
Answer: B
2) Which of the following is NOT true?
A) When a CBOE call option on IBM is exercised, IBM issues more stock
B) An American option can be exercised at any time during its life
C) An call option will always be exercised at maturity if …show more content…

A) Futures contracts nearly always last longer than forward contracts
B) Futures contracts are standardized; forward contracts are not
C) Delivery or final cash settlement usually takes place with forward contracts; the same is not true of futures contracts
D) Forward contracts usually have one specified delivery date; futures contract often have a range of delivery dates
Answer: A
2) In the corn futures contract a number of different types of corn can be delivered (with price adjustments specified by the exchange) and there are a number of different delivery locations.
Which of the following is true?
A) This flexibility tends increase the futures price
B) This flexibility tends decrease the futures price
C) This flexibility may increase and may decrease the futures price
D) This flexibility has no effect on the futures price
Answer: B
3) A company enters into a short futures contract to sell 50,000 units of a commodity for 70 cents per unit. The initial margin is $4,000 and the maintenance margin is $3,000. What is the futures price per unit above which there will be a margin call?
A) 78 cents
B) 76 cents
C) 74 cents
D) 72 cents
Answer: D
4) One futures contract is traded where both the long and short parties are closing out existing positions. What is the resultant change in the open interest?
A) No change
B) Decrease by one
C) Decrease by two
D) Increase by one
Answer: B
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