NO.PZ2021061002000059
问题如下:
Morgan's
family office currently owns 50,000 QWR shares. Morgan wants to reduce QWR's
stock position, but is delaying a cash sale for three months for tax reasons.
Which of the
following derivative contracts could the Morgan's chief investment officer use that would be
best suited to reduce exposure to a decline in QWR's share price over the next three
months?
选项:
A.A short futures position in QWR stock that
settles in three months
A long futures position on QWR stock that settles
in three months
A long call position on QWR stock that expires in
three months
解释:
中文解析
本题问的是下列哪种衍生品可以用来降低Morgan的股票敞口,从而来降低风险敞口。
A选项的short futures可以实现在合约到期的时候,按照合约约定的价格将标的资产交割出去,从而可以降低股票的风险敞口,是正确的。
对应的B选项:long futures会增加股票头寸,从而增加了风险敞口,不能选。
C选项,long call的一方在股价上涨高于执行价的时候,会行权按照执行价格买入股票,会增加股票头寸,不能选。
为什么是futures呢?