How many futures contracts should you buy-sell


Question 1: The soybean contract has a trading unit of 5,000 bu. If you would like to hedge on 15,000bu, how many futures contracts should you buy or sell?

Question 2: The feeder cattle contract has a trading unit of 50,000 pounds. If you would like to hedge on 750,000 pounds, how many futures contracts should you buy or sell?

Question 3: The gold contract has a trading unit of 100 troy ounces. If you would like to hedge on 15,000 troy ounces, how many futures contracts should you buy or sell?

Question 4: The Dow Jones Industrial Average contract has a trading unit of $10 x the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. If you have 5 contracts in the long position, what is the value of your loss if the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index falls by 13 points?

Question 5: The Nasdaq 100 contract has a trading unit of $100 x the Nasdaq 100 index. If you have 4 contracts in the short position, what is the value of your loss if the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index rises to 8 points?

Solution Preview :

Prepared by a verified Expert
Finance Basics: How many futures contracts should you buy-sell
Reference No:- TGS01827397

Now Priced at $25 (50% Discount)

Recommended (95%)

Rated (4.7/5)