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Calculating hedging using future contracts and using the optimal hedge ratio
You wish to hedge 90 percent of the current portfolio value with futures. The value of the portfolio is $50 million and tracks the S&P 500 index. The index in 1,076.32 ($250 per point) and the portfolio has a beta of 1.2. Calculate the appropriate hedging using futures contracts.
Hint: Calculate using the optimal hedge ratio.
The solution provides the step by step calculation for hedging a portfolio that is tracking S&P 500 index.
It also provides illustrations for cases when S& P index rises and when S& P index falls
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