Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 17.4, Problem 1EQ
Experiment with different values for both income yield and interest rate. What happens to the size of the time spread (the difference in futures prices for the long- versus short-maturity contracts) if the interest rate increases by
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
Suppose that the standard deviation of quarterly changes in the prices of a commodity is $0.65, the standard deviation of quarterly changes in a futures price on the commodity is $0.81, and the coefficient of correlation between the two changes is 0.8. What is the optimal hedge ratio for a three-month contract? What does it mean?
Explain what is meant by basis risk when futures contracts are used for hedging.
If you buy 2 Eurodollar futures contracts will your contracts gain in value when LIBOR rates increase or decrease?
Suppose the standard deviation of monthly changes in the price of a commodity is 0.4. The standard deviation of monthly changes in futures price for a contract on commodity B (similar to commodity A) is 0.5. The correlation between the futures and commodity price is 0.88. What is the hedge ratio and the optimal number of contracts if the commodity trader wants to hedge 10000 bushels and one contract is on 100bushels? Hedge ratio should be rounded off to three decimal places and optima number of contracts should be in whole numbers.
Chapter 17 Solutions
Essentials Of Investments
Ch. 17.4 - Experiment with different values for both income...Ch. 17.4 - 2. What happens to the time spread if the income...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 3EQCh. 17 - Prob. 1PSCh. 17 - The current level of the S . The risk-free...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3PSCh. 17 - Prob. 4PSCh. 17 - Prob. 6PSCh. 17 - Prob. 7PSCh. 17 - Prob. 8PS
Ch. 17 - Prob. 9PSCh. 17 - Consider a stock that will pay a dividend of D...Ch. 17 - Prob. 11PSCh. 17 - Prob. 13PSCh. 17 - Prob. 14PSCh. 17 - Prob. 15PSCh. 17 - Prob. 16PSCh. 17 - Prob. 17PSCh. 17 - Prob. 18PSCh. 17 - Prob. 19PSCh. 17 - Prob. 20PSCh. 17 - Prob. 21PSCh. 17 - Prob. 22PSCh. 17 - Prob. 23PSCh. 17 - Prob. 24CCh. 17 - a. How would your hedging strategy in the previous...Ch. 17 - Prob. 26CCh. 17 - Prob. 27CCh. 17 - Prob. 1CPCh. 17 - Prob. 2CPCh. 17 - Prob. 3CPCh. 17 - In each of the following cases, discuss how you,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5CPCh. 17 - Joan Tam, CFA, believes she has identified an...Ch. 17 - Prob. 7CPCh. 17 - Prob. 8CPCh. 17 - Prob. 9CPCh. 17 - Prob. 1WMCh. 17 - Prob. 2WMCh. 17 - Prob. 3WMCh. 17 - Prob. 4WM
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Which of the following statements is true? Select one of the options i. – iii.As the number of compounding periods increases, the value of the AnnualPercentage Rate (APR)i. increases and is higher than the nominal rate of interestii. equals to the nominal rate of interestiii. increases and is lower than the nominal rate of interest.arrow_forwardYou are planning to make a hedging. The standard deviation of semiannual changes in a futures price on the gold is $0.96. The standard deviation of semiannual changes of the gold price is $0.87 and the coefficient of correlation between the two changes is 0.9. What is the optimal hedge ratio for a 6-month contract? Choose correct answer: a. The optimal hedge ratio is 0.8352 b. The optimal hedge ratio is 0.1 c. The optimal hedge ratio is 0.9931 d. The optimal hedge ratio is 0.8156arrow_forwardSuppose the real risk-free rate is 3.00%, the average expected future inflation rate is 4.00%, and a maturity risk premium of 0.10% per year to maturity applies, i.e., MRP = 0.10%(t), where t is the years to maturity. What rate of return would you expect on a 1-year Treasury security, assuming the pure expectations theory is NOT valid? Include the cross-product term, i.e., if averaging is required, use the geometric average. (Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)arrow_forward
- A one-year gold futures contract is selling for $1,247. Spot gold prices are $1,200 and the one-year risk-free rate is 2%. a) According to spot-futures parity, what should be the futures price? b) What risk-free strategy can investors use to take advantage of the futures mispricing, and what would be the profits from that strategy?arrow_forwardSuppose that the current spot price of corn is $720 per bushel. The one year risk-free rate is 6% per annum. The futures price for delivery of one bushel of corn in one year’s time is $792 per bushel. Assume that net costs (storage costs minus convenience yield) are $15 per bushel (over the next one year). Is the futures contract correctly priced? If not, what is the theoretically correct price for the futures contract and how could you take advantage of any mispricing? Please show full steps and explain.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is TRUE? a. The convenience yield measures the average return earned by holding futures contracts. b. The convenience yield is always positive for an investment asset. c. The convenience yield is always negative for a consumption asset. d. The convenience yield is always positive or zero.arrow_forward
- Suppose the real risk-free rate is 3.00%, the average expected future inflation rate is 6.60%, and a maturity risk premium of 0.10% per year to maturity applies, i.e., MRP = 0.10%(t), where t is the number of years to maturity. What rate of return would you expect on a 1-year Treasury security, assuming the pure expectations theory is NOT valid? Disregard cross-product terms, i.e., if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average.arrow_forwardSuppose the real risk-free rate is 3.80% and the future rate of inflation is expected to be constant at 2.90%. What rate of return would you expect on a 1-year Treasury security, assuming the pure expectations theory is valid? Include cross-product terms, i.e., if averaging is required, use the geometric average.arrow_forwardSuppose you believe that the unbiased expectation theory (UET) holds. Then, using the hypothetical yield curve depicted below finds all the implicit forward rates. Spot Rates (or Zero-rates) Maturity 6 month 1 year 1.5 year 2 year 2.5 year 3 year Spot Rate 6.2% 7.1% 7.5% 7.8% 8.6% 8.67%arrow_forward
- At time t = 0, a trader takes a long position in a futures contract on stock i that willexpire at time T. the present value of this contract to the long is given by: See Image.Assume no-arbitrage pricing. Show analytically that if the return from stock i is positively correlated with the overall return on the stock market, then the futures market must be in backwardation at time t = 0.arrow_forwardConsider a two period economy. You can buy stocks in period 0, and then sell them in period 1. You can also enter into futures contracts in period 0, which expire in period 1. Suppose a stock has a β of 0.5. The stock pays no dividends, and is trading at $100. The market has an expected return of 10%. The interest rate is 2%. Suppose the CAPM holds. What is the stock’s expected return? What is the expected price of the stock in period 1? Consider a futures contract on the stock, expiring at t = 1. What is the fair price of the futures contract, in t = 1 dollars? Suppose you take a long position in the futures contract in period 0 (so, you promise to pay money, in exchange for getting the stock in period 1). When the futures contract expires in period 1, you receive the stock and immediately sell it. What is the expected amount you will pay in money for the stock? What is the expected amount you get from selling the stock? Since buying single-stock futures appears to be a fairly…arrow_forwardThe prices of a certain security follow a geometric Brownian motion with parameters mu=.12 and sigma=.24. If the security's price is presently 40, what is the probability that a call option, having four months until its expiration time and with a strike price of K=42, will be exercised? (A security whose price at the time of expiration of a call option is above the strike price is said to finish in the money.) If the interest rate is 8%, what is the risk-neutral valuation of the call option?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395083
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Accounting for Derivatives Comprehensive Guide; Author: WallStreetMojo;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-0LoM4dy4;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
Option Trading Basics-Simplest Explanation; Author: Sky View Trading;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joJ8mbwuYW8;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY