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Exhibit 21.11
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Consider a portfolio manager with a $10,000,000 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 1350 and has a multiplier of 250. The portfolio beta is 1.50.
-Refer to Exhibit 21.11.Calculate the number of contract required to hedge the risk exposure and indicate whether the manager should be short or long.
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