Problem 6 (10%: Consider portfolio manager with a $20,500,000 equity portfolio under management. The manager wishes...

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Problem 6 (10%: Consider portfolio manager with a $20,500,000 equity portfolio under management. The manager wishes to hedge against a decline in share values using stock index futures. Currently a stock index future is priced at 1250 and has a multiplier of 250. The portfolio beta is 1.25. Complete the following. a. Calculate the number of contract(s)s required to hedge the risk exposure and indicate whether the manager should be short or long. b. Assume that a month later the equity portfolio has a market value of $20,000,000 and the stock index future is priced at 1150 with a multiplier of 250. Calculate the profit on the equity position. c. Calculate the overall profit. Briefly discuss your results. Problem 6 (10%: Consider portfolio manager with a $20,500,000 equity portfolio under management. The manager wishes to hedge against a decline in share values using stock index futures. Currently a stock index future is priced at 1250 and has a multiplier of 250. The portfolio beta is 1.25. Complete the following. a. Calculate the number of contract(s)s required to hedge the risk exposure and indicate whether the manager should be short or long. b. Assume that a month later the equity portfolio has a market value of $20,000,000 and the stock index future is priced at 1150 with a multiplier of 250. Calculate the profit on the equity position. c. Calculate the overall profit. Briefly discuss your results.

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a To calculate the number of contracts required to hedge the risk exposure we can use the formul... View the full answer