USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 62

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The S&P 500 stock index is at 1300. The annualized interest rate is 4.0 percent, and the annualized dividend is 2 percent. You are currently considering purchasing a two-month futures contract for your portfolio.
-Refer to Exhibit 15.12. If the futures contract was currently available for 1280, indicate the appropriate strategy that would earn an arbitrage profit.

• A) long futures and short the index
• B) short futures and long the index
• C) long futures and long the index
• D) short futures and short the index
• E) None of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Coupon Rate

The annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the bond's face value, to its holders.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to changes in interest rates, typically expressed in years.

Par Value

The nominal or face value of a bond, stock, or other financial instrument, representing the value at which it will be redeemed at maturity or the value on which dividends or interest are calculated.

Coupon Rate

A bond's annual yield rate, represented as a percentage of its par value.