hat kind of futures or options hedges would be called for in the following situations?

Choose one best combination:
Buy futures and buy call options Buy futures and sell call options Buy futures and buy put options Buy futures and sell put options		Sell futures and buy call options Sell futures and sell call options Sell futures and buy put options Sell futures and sell put options

1-1. Bank A has interest-sensitive assets less than interest-sensitive liabilities by $43 million. If interest rates increase (as suggested by data from the Federal Reserve Board) the banks net interest margin may be squeezed.

Choice: _______

1-2. Bank A finds that its assets have an average duration of 1.2 years and its liabilities have an average duration of 1.8 years. The ratio of liabilities to assets is 0.88. Interest rates are expected to decrease by 50 basis points during the next six months.

Choice: _______

1-3. A survey of Bank As corporate loan customers this month (January) indicates that on balance, this group of firms will need to draw $183 million from their credit lines in February and March, which is $72 million more than the banks management has forecasted and prepared for. The banks economist has predicted a significant increase in money market interest rates over the next 60 days.

Choice: _______

1-4. Bank A has interest-sensitive assets of $76 million and interest-sensitive liabilities of $57 million over the next 30 days and market interest rates are expected to fall.

Choice: _______

1-5. Market interest rates are expected to increase and Bank As asset-liability managers expect to liquidate a portion of their bond portfolio to meet customers demands for funds in the upcoming quarter.

Choice: _______