If a short futures position is held by a hedger, a corresponding long futures position must be held by:a. a speculatorb. a hedgerc. an arbitrageurd. any of the above2
1. If a short futures position is held by a hedger, a corresponding long futures position must be held by:a. a speculatorb. a hedgerc. an arbitrageurd. any of the above2. Floating rate notes have a duration that:a. is infiniteb. is equal to one plus the yield divided by the yieldc. is at least equal to the time between coupon paymentsd. is at most equal to the time between coupon payments3. Relative to the maturity of a bond, the duration is:a. longer when interest rates exceed the coupon rateb. longer when interest rates are less than the coupon ratec. shorter when the bond does not pay coupon interestd. shorter when the bond does pay coupon interest4. An over-the-counter forward contract:a. Is marked-to-market dailyb. Will be closed-out by the clearing house if a margin call is ignoredc. Is not subject to daily settlementd. Rarely involves physical delivery5. The low of one price is least likely to hold when:a. Speculators are pessimistic about an interest rate increaseb. Speculators are optimistic about an interest rate decreasec. Arbitrageurs are actively trading in a marketd. Arbitragers are prevented from trading in a market6. Freda speculates by trading in one contract (10,000kg) of live cattle. It is now April 2015, and she believes that in May 2015 an outbreak of lamb flu will increase demand for beef, and cause live cattle futures prices to increase by 25%. The following live cattle futures contracts are available at the indicated price:Delivery date Contract priceApril 2015 350 c/kgJuly 2015 355 c/kgOctober 2015 360 c/kgClearly state what futures position she should take, how she can close this position in June 2015, and what profit she would realize if she expectation was exactly correct.