The Number of Futures Contracts That an FI Should Buy

question 50

Multiple Choice

The number of futures contracts that an FI should buy or sell in a macrohedge depends on the

• A)size of its interest rate risk exposure.
• B)direction of its interest rate risk exposure.
• C)return risk trade-off from fully hedging that risk.
• D)return risk trade-off from selectively hedging that risk.
• E)All of these.

---

Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, representing the asset's wear and tear, deterioration, or obsolescence.

Depletion Expense

An accounting approach to allocate the cost of extracting natural resources, like minerals or timber, over their productive life.

Mineral Deposit

A natural accumulation of minerals that can be economically extracted for use.