You Purchased a Futures Contract on Corn at a Futures

question 49

Multiple Choice

You purchased a futures contract on corn at a futures price of 350, and at the time of expiration, the price was 352. What was your profit or loss?

• A) $2.00
• B) −$2.00
• C) $100
• D) −$100

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Definitions:

SML

The Security Market Line (SML) represents the relationship between the expected return of a market security and its risk, measured by beta, within the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Market Portfolio

A theoretical bundle of investments that includes every type of asset available in the market, with each asset weighted by its total market capitalization.

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

Equation of the Security Market Line showing the relationship between expected return and beta.

Reward To Risk Ratio

A measure that evaluates the anticipated gains from an investment against the level of risk assumed to achieve these gains.