Suppose as in Example 17.5 that oil will be selling in April for $59.79, $61.79, or $63.79

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Suppose as in Example 17.5 that oil will be selling in April for $59.79, $61.79, or  $63.79 per barrel. Consider a firm that plans to buy 100,000 barrels of oil in April. Show that if the firm buys 100 oil contracts, its net expenditures will be hedged and equal to $6,179,000.EXAMPLE 17.5 Hedging with Oil Futures (Concluded) To illustrate, continue to use the oil futures listing in

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Essentials Of Investments

ISBN: 9780073368719

7th Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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