Select all that apply, Stock Indexes A Weights can be proportional to market prices, capitalization B Track changes in the value of a hypothetical portfolio of stocks C Index calculation and maintenance is a big business D The weights of the individual stocks do not remain fixed A currency NDF A is similar to a forward foreign exchange contract B at maturity the NDF cash settles usually U S $ C stands for Non Delineated Finance D is dealt outside a country's jurisdiction What coupld cause the price of a forward to deviate from it's theoretical price for a given market participant A different funding opportunities B that is not possible Math is math and everyone has the same price C privileged access to the market because of name recognition D supply and demand considerations Suppose that the semi annual (6 month) storage costs for crude oil are $4 per barrel, and the interest rate for borrowing or lending are 4 0 per annum (2 for 6 months) How could you make money if the June (assume it's 6 month out) and the December (assume it's precisely 1 year out) futures contracts are $45 brl and $50 brl respectively (Hint think practically If you buy a futures contract at expiration you will take delivery, what do you do with it If you sell a contract you have to deliver )

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Select all that apply, Stock Indexes: A. Weights can be proportional to market prices, capitalization B. Track changes in the value of a hypothetical portfolio

Select all that apply, Stock Indexes:

	A.	Weights can be proportional to market prices, capitalization
	B.	Track changes in the value of a hypothetical portfolio of stocks
	C.	Index calculation and maintenance is a big business
	D.	The weights of the individual stocks do not remain fixed

A currency NDF:

	A.	is similar to a forward foreign exchange contract
	B.	at maturity the NDF cash settles usually U.S. $
	C.	stands for Non Delineated Finance
	D.	is dealt outside a country's jurisdiction

What coupld cause the price of a forward to deviate from it's theoretical price for a given market participant?

	A.	different funding opportunities
	B.	that is not possible. Math is math and everyone has the same price
	C.	privileged access to the market because of name recognition
	D.	supply and demand considerations

Suppose that the semi-annual (6 month) storage costs for crude oil are $4 per barrel, and the interest rate for borrowing or lending are 4.0% per annum (2% for 6 months) . How could you make money if the June (assume it's 6 month out) and the December (assume it's precisely 1 year out) futures contracts are $45/brl and $50/brl respectively? (Hint: think practically. If you buy a futures contract at expiration you will take delivery, what do you do with it? If you sell a contract you have to deliver.)