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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Basis Risk
Basis is the difference between spot & futures Basis risk arises because of the uncertainty about the basis when the hedge is closed out
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Long Hedge
Suppose that F1 : Initial Futures Price F2 : Final Futures Price S2 : Final Asset Price You hedge the future purchase of an asset by entering into a long futures contract Cost of Asset=S2 (F2 F1) = F1 + Basis
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Short Hedge
Suppose that F1 : Initial Futures Price F2 : Final Futures Price S2 : Final Asset Price You hedge the future sale of an asset by entering into a short futures contract Price Realized=S2+ (F1 F2) = F1 + Basis
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Choice of Contract
Choose a delivery month that is as close as possible to, but later than, the end of the life of the hedge When there is no futures contract on the asset being hedged, choose the contract whose futures price is most highly correlated with the asset price. There are then 2 components to basis
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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V = + h 2h S F
2 S 2 2 F
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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S h = F = .8*.65/.81 = .642
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Futures position must be 64.2% of the exposure Say, the exposure is $1,000,000. Then, the futures hedge has to be for $642,000.
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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where P is the value of the portfolio, is its beta (actually, with respect to futures fluctuations), and A is the value of the assets underlying one futures contract and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull Options, Futures,
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
Example
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r = 10% corresponds to 4*ln(1+0.1/4) = 9.877% per year compounded quarterly q = 4% corresponds to 4*ln(1+0.04/4) = 3.98% per year compounded quarterly E(RP) = r + (RM - r) = 2.47 +1.5 x (-10+0.9952.47) = -14.74% E(portf. value) = $5mil x (1-.1474) = $4,263,000 E(value of the hedge) = $4,263,000 + $867,676 = $5,130,676 or about $5mil x 1.025
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Changing Beta
Short 1P/A futures contracts to go to zero beta; then, buy 2 P/A futures contracts to go to beta 2 What position is necessary to reduce the beta of the portfolio from 1 to 0.75? What position is necessary to increase the beta of the portfolio to 2.0?
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
Changing Beta
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A company would like to hedge its $20 mil portfolio ( = 1.2) with SP 500 futures. 1 contract is for $250* Index. Index is at 1080 now. What is the optimal hedge ratio?
h = 1.2*20/(250*1080) 89 contracts
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th edition 2002 by John C. Hull