1. The slope of the fitted line that shows the relationship between a stock's return and the market's return is the:
A) stock's beta.
B) stock's standard deviation.
C) market risk premium.
D) market's beta.
2. One CBOT corn futures contract trades in units of 5,000 bushels and the minimum initial margin is $2,500 per contract. On July 17, 2013, the Sep '13 CBOT corn futures contract settled at $6.50 per bushel. Calculate the amount of leverage inherent in the futures contract using the minimum initial margin.
D. 15
A. 12
B. 13
C.14