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On March 1, an assets spot price (S0) is $50 and its June futures price (F0) is $49.50. On May 1, the spot price is
On March 1, an asset’s spot price (S0) is $50 and its June futures price (F0) is $49.50. On May 1, the spot price is $47 (St) and the June futures price is $47.50 (Ft). You entered into long futures contracts on March 1 to hedge your purchase of the asset on May 1. Suppose that you closed out the long futures position on May 1. Then, what is the effective price that you paid with the long hedging?
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Financial Reporting and Analysis
Authors: Flawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce, Mittelstaedt, Leon
6th edition
9780077632182, 78025672, 77632184, 978-0078025679
