a.
To compute: The value by which a contract is mispriced with the help of given information.
Introduction:
Future contract: It is supposed to be a legal agreement required to purchase or sell a commodity or asset in the future. This contract will specify the price at which the purchase or sale of the commodity or asset should be done at a specified time which will be agreed by the parties in advance.
b.
To prepare: A zero-net-investment arbitrage portfolio to show that riskless profits can be equalized to futures mispricing.
Introduction:
Zero-net investment arbitrage strategy: According to this startegy, the securities should be purchased or sold in such a manner that the net result i.e., net investment becomes zero.
c.
To evaluate: The existence of arbitrage opportunity assuming the short sales of the stock in market index and the income is not received.
Introduction:
Arbitrage opportunity: It is an opportunity which can be availed to make a risk-free profit even in market fluctuations. The process of arbitrage involves buying of an asset in one market with a lesser price and sell it another market with a higher price.
d.
To compute: The no-arbitrage band for the stock-futures price relationship. Given stock index of 1900.
Introduction:
No-arbitrage: No-arbitrage can also be called as arbitrage- free principle. According to this principle, the price of the derivative is fixed in such a way that no one involved in trading can make a risk-free profit by purchasing one and selling the other.
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