Problem
2.8.
The party with a short position in a
futures contract sometimes has options as to the precise asset that will be
delivered, where delivery will take place, when delivery will take place, and
so on. Do these options increase or decrease the futures price? Explain your
reasoning.
Problem
2.9.
What are the most important aspects of
the design of a new futures contract?
Problem
2.10.
Explain how margin protect investors
against the possibility of default.
Problem
2.11.
A trader buys two July futures contracts
on frozen orange juice. Each contract is for the delivery of 15,000 pounds. The
current futures price is 160 cents per pound, the initial margin is $6,000 per
contract, and the maintenance margin is $4,500 per contract. What price change
would lead to a margin call? Under what circumstances could $2,000 be withdrawn
from the margin account?
Problem
2.12.
Show that, if the futures price of a
commodity is greater than the spot price during the delivery period, then there
is an arbitrage opportunity. Does an arbitrage opportunity exist if the futures
price is less than the spot price? Explain your answer.
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