The manager of a blue chip growth stock mutual fund is trying to fully hedge the $650 million portfolio position during the last two months of the calendar year. The current price of the S&P 500 Index futures contract is 1200

If the mutual fund has a beta of 1.24, how many contracts will be needed to hedge the fund?

A)

1,083

B)

3,033

C)

242,963

D)

541,666


Answer:

B

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