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问题如下:
Which of Whitacre’s two statements regarding bond futures arbitrage is
correct?
选项:
A.
Only Statement 4
B.
Only Statement 5
C.
Both Statement 4 and Statement 5
解释:
A is correct.
If the basis is positive, a trader would make a profit by “selling the basis”—that is, selling the bond and buying the futures. In contrast, when the basis is negative, the trader would make a profit by “buying the basis,” in which the trader would purchase the bond and short the futures.
B is incorrect because Statement 5 is incorrect. If the basis is negative, a trader would make a profit by “buying the basis”—that is, purchasing (not selling) the bond and shorting (not buying) the futures.
C is incorrect because Statement 5 is incorrect. If the basis is negative, a trader
would make a profit by “buying the basis”—that is, purchasing (not selling) the
bond and shorting (not buying) the futures.
中文解析:
如果basis为正,则应该sell the basis,具体来说就是卖出债券,买入债券期货合约。
如果basis 为负,则应该buy the basis,具体来说就是买入债券,卖出对应的债券期货合约。
因此只有表述4是正确的,选择A。
基差正为啥要sell basis?