问题如下:
Suppose an individual buys a correlation swap with a fixed correlation of 0.2 and a notional value of $1 million for one year. The realized pairwise correlations of the daily log returns at maturity for three assets are and . what is the correlation swap buyer’s payoff at maturity?
选项:
A. $100,000.
B. $200,000.
C. $300,000.
D. $400,000.
解释:
Calculate the realized correlation as follows:
The payoff for the correlation buyer is then calculated as:
$1,000,000*(0.4-0.2)=$200,000
老师,这道题我比照书上例题可以做对,但是想问一下,因为realized的相关系数是0.4大于0.2,那么就是fixed payer赚钱,但是原有头寸的方向是怎么看出他是fixed payer的呢?我担心如果出现符号为负的头寸方向,自己不会判断…