Delta-Gamma-Vega neutral. Q5. On MARCH 1, a portfolio manager expects a market down turn in the...

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Delta-Gamma-Vega neutral. Q5. On MARCH 1, a portfolio manager expects a market down turn in the 5.1 5.2 next 4 months and decides to use the JUN puts on the S&P500 index in order to protect the portfolio value, currently at $10,000,000. The current S&P500 index value is 1,291 and the index $ multiplier is $100. The current annual risk-free rate in the U.S. economy is 5% and the annual dividend payout ratios are 3% for his portfolio and 4% for the S&P500 index. The manager calculates the portfolio's beta with the S&P500 index: = 1.61375. Determine the number of JUN puts to buy. Calculate, separately, the exercise prices that are associated with the following hedges: [EV1/VO]* = 1.0; 0.95; Delta-Gamma-Vega neutral. Q5. On MARCH 1, a portfolio manager expects a market down turn in the 5.1 5.2 next 4 months and decides to use the JUN puts on the S&P500 index in order to protect the portfolio value, currently at $10,000,000. The current S&P500 index value is 1,291 and the index $ multiplier is $100. The current annual risk-free rate in the U.S. economy is 5% and the annual dividend payout ratios are 3% for his portfolio and 4% for the S&P500 index. The manager calculates the portfolio's beta with the S&P500 index: = 1.61375. Determine the number of JUN puts to buy. Calculate, separately, the exercise prices that are associated with the following hedges: [EV1/VO]* = 1.0; 0.95;

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