What is an optimal hedge and how do we calculate it? Compute the number of contracts we need in the hedge. How do we decide if we should implement the hedge? Why? Explain in full detail. Suppose you have a long cash position 200,000 ounces of gold. One gold futures contract is 100 troy ounces. Gold Price= 0.60 + 0.66 ( Gold Futures Price) + , R2 =0.48

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An optimal hedge is a risk management strategy aimed at minimizing or eliminating the potential losses arising from price fluctuations in an underlyin... View the full answer