It Is July 16th A Company Has A Portfolio Of Shares Values At 100 Million The Be

It is July 16th. A company has a portfolio of shares values at $100 million. The beta of the portfolio is 1.2, and the company would like to use the CME December futures contract on the the S&P 500 to change the beta of the portfolio to .5 during the period July 16th to November 16th. The index is currently 1,000, and the contract is on $250 times the index. What position should the company take?If the required beta were to be 1.5, what position in futures should be taken?

 

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