Question 1. You just bought two April S&P 500 index futures contracts at a futures price of $400. If the April futures price is $380 one month later, you will have realized a _______ if you close your position.
- $380 profit
- $380 loss
- $10,000 profit
- $10,000 loss
Question 2: The current level of the S&P 500 index should be __________ if the futures price for a contract on the S&P 500 that will expire 6 months from now is $808, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 is 2%, and the risk-free interest rate is 4%.
Question 3. You just bought 100 shares of Microsoft for $80 per share and sold one Microsoft March 82 call contract for a call premium of $2. The maximum loss that you could realize from this strategy is
- $8,400
- $7,800
- $8,000
- $8,200