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Chapter 5

Question 1 of 15

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KMW, Inc. plans to pay a dividend of $0.50 per share both 3 and 6 months from today. KMW's share price today is $36.00 and the continuously compounded quarterly interest rate is 1.5%. What is the price of a 6-month prepaid forward contract, which expires immediately after the second dividend?

Select one of the following:

  • $35.00

  • $35.02

  • $36.98

  • $37.00

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

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The S&P 500 Index is priced at $950.46. The annualized dividend yield on the index is 1.40%. What is the price of a 6-month prepaid forward contract on the S&P 500 Index?

Select one of the following:

  • $943.83

  • $950.00

  • $964.26

  • $984.21

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

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HAW, Inc. plans to pay a $1.10 dividend per share in 3 months and a $1.15 dividend in 6 months. HAW's share price today is $45.60 and the continuously compounded quarterly interest rate is 2.1%. What is the price of a forward contract, which expires immediately after the second dividend?

Select one of the following:

  • $45.28

  • $45.96

  • $45.60

  • $46.24

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

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The S&P 500 Index is priced at $950.46. The annualized dividend yield on the index is 1.40%. The continuously compounded annual interest rate is 8.40%. What is the price of a forward contract that expires 9 months from today?

Select one of the following:

  • $937.48

  • $942.66

  • $984.36

  • $1001.69

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

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Which of the following statements does NOT accurately reflect the relationship between securities and synthetic forward contracts?

Select one of the following:

  • Forward = stock - zero coupon bond

  • Zero coupon bond = stock - forward

  • Prepaid forward = forward - zero coupon bond

  • Stock = forward + zero coupon bond

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

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The annualized dividend yield on the S&P 500 Index is 1.40%. The continuously compounded interest rate is 6.4%. If the 9-month forward price is $925.28 and the index is priced at $950.46, what is the profit/loss from a cash-and-carry strategy?

Select one of the following:

  • $25.18 loss

  • $25.18 gain

  • $61.50 loss

  • $61.50 gain

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

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The price of an S&P 500 Index futures contract is $988.26 when you decide to enter a long position. When the position is closed the futures price is $930.32. If there are no settlement requirements, what is your dollar gain or loss? (Ignore opportunity costs.)

Select one of the following:

  • $14,485 loss

  • $14,485 gain

  • $57.94 loss

  • $57.94 gain

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

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The price of an S&P 500 Index futures contract is $988.26 when you decide to enter a long position. When the position is closed the futures price is $930.32. If there are no settlement requirements, what is your percentage gain or loss under a 15.0% margin requirement? (Ignore opportunity costs.)

Select one of the following:

  • 39% gain

  • 39% loss

  • 43% gain

  • 43% loss

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

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Consider an investment in five S&P 500 Index futures contracts at a price of $924.80. The initial margin requirement is 15.0% and the maintenance margin is 10.0%. If the continuously compounded interest rate is 5.0% what will the futures price need to be for a margin call to occur 10 days from now? Assume no settlement within the 10 days.

Select one of the following:

  • $852.64

  • $872.79

  • $898.63

  • $905.25

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

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The S&P 500 Index price is $925.28 and its annualized dividend yield is 1.40%. LIBOR is 4.2%. How many futures contracts will you need to hedge a $25 million portfolio with a beta of 0.9 for one year?

Select one of the following:

  • 105

  • 120

  • 80

  • 95

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

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Interest rates on the U.S. dollar are 5.4% and euro rates are 4.6%. Given a dollar per euro spot rate of 0.918, what is the 6-month forward rate ($/E)?

Select one of the following:

  • 0.912

  • 0.917

  • 0.922

  • 0.934

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

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Interest rates on the U.S. dollar are 6.5% and euro rates are 5.5%. The dollar per euro spot rate is 0.950. What is the arbitrage profit on a required 1 million euro payment if the forward rate is 0.980 dollars per euro and the exchange occurs in one year?

Select one of the following:

  • $10,000

  • $21,000

  • $28,000

  • $34,000

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

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An investor wants to hold 200 euro two years from today. The spot exchange rate is $1.31 per euro. If the euro denominated annual interest rate is 3.0% what is the price of a currency prepaid forward?

Select one of the following:

  • $200

  • $206

  • $231

  • $247

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

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The manager of a blue chip growth stock mutual fund is trying to fully hedge the $650 million portfolio position during the last two months of the calendar year. The current price of the S&P 500 Index futures contract is 1200. If the mutual fund has a beta of 1.24, how many contracts will be needed to hedge the fund?

Select one of the following:

  • 1,083

  • 3,033

  • 242,963

  • 541,666

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

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The current currency spot rate is $1.31 per euro. If dollar denominated interest rates are 3.0% and euro denominated interest rates are 4.0%, what is the likely dollar per euro exchange rate for a 2-year forward contract?

Select one of the following:

  • $1.28

  • $1.30

  • $1.31

  • $1.33

Explanation