International Financial Management
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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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.
You 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 0.8156
Suppose 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?
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