What Is the Growth Rate of an Index Futures Price

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the growth rate of an index futures price in the risk-neutral world?

• A) The excess of the risk-free rate over the dividend yield
• B) The risk-free rate
• C) The dividend yield on the index
• D) Zero

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