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1. Mr. X has a portfolio with a value of Rs.23,00,000 and the beta of the same is 1.1. He wants to hedge the risk to this portfolio for the next one month. He plans to use one month futures contract on Nif index for hedging. Nifty is currently trading at 11,160 and Nifty futures are 11,190. The Nifty lot size is 75 per contract. Risk free rate is 7%. Using the given information, you are required to:
I. Calculate hedge value and lots required for hedging. What position should the hedger take in Nifty futures?
II. Calculate the payoff of Mr. X in two situations if:
Nifty Spot falls by 7% and Nifty Futures fall by 730 points.
Nifty Spot gains by 4% and Nifty Futures gain by 435 points.

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