A Stock Is Currently Selling for $28 a Share and Has

question 50

Multiple Choice

A stock is currently selling for $28 a share and has a dividend yield of 3.2 percent.The risk-free rate is 2.5 percent.What is the 6-month futures price on this stock?

• A) $27.66
• B) $27.90
• C) $28.02
• D) $28.10
• E) $28.35

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Definitions:

Acquisition

A merger in which one company acquires the stock of another. May be friendly or hostile (unfriendly). See Merger.

Leverage

Utilizing leveraged capital to boost the prospective returns of an investment, concurrently escalating the risk of financial loss.

Premium

The amount by which the price of a financial instrument or asset exceeds its face value or principal value, often related to bonds, insurance, or options trading.

Arbitrage

The simultaneous purchase and sale of the same asset in different markets to profit from unequal prices.