问题如下:
Mary has IBM stock and will sell it two months from now at a specified date in the middle of the month. Mary would like to hedge the price of risk of IBM stock. How could she best hedge the IBM stock without incurring basis risk?
选项: Short a two-month forward contract on IBM
stock
Short a three-month futures contract on IBM stock
C.Short a two-month forward contract on the S&P 500 index
D.Answers A and B are correct.
解释:
ANSWER: A
Basis risk is minimized when the maturity of the hedging instrument coincides with the horizon of the hedge (i.e., two months) and when the hedging instrument is exposed to the same risk factor (i.e., IBM).
为什么不能用3个月的期货合约对冲呢?2个月后,我期货合约平仓了呀。