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According to the CME Group, the market price of the E-mini futures is $2,939.25. Each futures contract delivers 50 times the index. A long-only equity
According to the CME Group, the market price of the E-mini futures is $2,939.25. Each futures contract delivers 50 times the index. A long-only equity portfolio with market value of USD $10,000,000 has a beta of 1.25. The portfolio manager is planning to increase market exposure such that the portfolio beta becomes 2.25. How many futures contracts should the manager long/short? (a) Short 68 (b) Long 68 (c) Short 51 (d) Long 51
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
31st Edition
1111972516, 978-1285586618, 1285586611, 978-1285613109, 978-1111972516
