Discuss the Relative Advantages and Disadvantages in Using Either Options

question 57

Essay

Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages in using either options or futures to hedge an exposure.(For simplicity, assume that the contracts are written on the same quantity of the same asset and that the contracts expire at the same time.Also assume that the strike price and futures price are identical.)

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