Blondy Ryan owns 20.000 shares of Merrimac Monitoring Equipment stock. This stock makes up the bulk of

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Blondy Ryan owns 20.000 shares of Merrimac Monitoring Equipment stock. This stock makes up the bulk of Blondy's wealth. Concerned about the stock's near-term prospects, Blondy wishes to fully hedge the risk of the stock. Given a hedge ratio of .37 and a premium of $2.50 for the near Merrimac put option, how many put options should Blondy buy?
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Fundamentals of Investments

ISBN: 978-0132926171

3rd edition

Authors: Gordon J. Alexander, William F. Sharpe, Jeffery V. Bailey

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