Modern Portfolio Managers (MPM) hold a 2.5 million dollar po…
Modern Portfolio Managers (MPM) hold a 2.5 million dollar portfolio of stocks with abeta of 0.95 measured with respect to the S&P 500 index. The current value of a futurescontract on the index is 1109. 3. The multiplier on the futures equals $250. If MPM wishesto increase its systematic risk in its portfolio to 1. 75, how many contracts must it buy orsell?
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An investor enters into a long oil futures contract when the futures price is $18.75 perbarrel. The contract size if 100 barrels of oil. How much does the investor gain or lose ifthe oil price at the end of the contract equals $16. 75?
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An investor enters into a short oil futures contract when the futures price is $18.0 perbarrel. The contract size if 100 barrels of oil. How much does the investor gain or lose ifthe oil price at the end of the contract equals $19.75
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