You work in the risk section of Mobil Oil Corporation. Your team is speculating that the crude
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You work in the risk section of Mobil Oil Corporation. Your team is speculating that the
crude oil price will go down significantly in November due to geopolitical uncertainty.
With the consent of the company management, Mobil risk department decided to hedge
its position for November. Today, the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
is $60/bbl and NYMEX Oil Futures with November settlement price is $65/bbl. With
graphical representation and fictitious number, show how the settlement will take place
without asset delivery. [The assumption is that your speculation was right and both
futures and spot are moving in close tandem]
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