Imagine you are a provider of portfolio insurance. You are establishing a 4-year program. The portfolio you manage is currently worth

$126 million, and you hope to provide a minimum return of 0%. The equity portfolio has a standard deviation of 22% per year, and T-

bills pay 7% per year. Assume for simplicity that the portfolio pays no dividends (or that all dividends are reinvested).

a-1. How much should be placed in bills? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

T-bills _______ million

a-2. How much in equity? (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Portfolio in equity______ million

b-1. What is the delta if the new portfolio falls by 4% on the first day of trading? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign.

Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

Delta of the portfolio

b-2. Complete the following: (Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.)

Assuming the portfolio does fall by 4%, the manager should_________ __________ in stock.