This summer, CME Group is introducing single‑stock futures c…
This summer, CME Group is introducing single‑stock futures contracts. Since these are new contracts, a trader expects mispricing—and therefore arbitrage opportunities—to be common. The trader finds that the two‑month delivery price for a futures contract on XYZ Corp. stock is [F], while the spot price is [S]. XYZ Corp. will pay a $[Dt] dividend next month. The interest rate for both borrowing and lending is [r0] percent, the risk‑free rate. How much must the arbitrageur lend, if any, to properly execute the arbitrage? Enter your answer as a number of dollars, rounded to the nearest $0.01. If the correct arbitrage involves borrowing (not lending), enter -1,000,000.
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