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.

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