A manager is holding a $1.2 million stock portfolio with a beta of 1.01. She would like to hedge the risk of the portfolio using the S&P 500 stock index futures contract. How many dollars’ worth of the index should she sell in the futures market to minimize the volatility of her position?

the  number of dollars should sell in the future market is $1.01 million

Explanation:

The computation of the number of dollars should sell in the future market is given below:

= Portfolio of the stock × beta

= $1 million × 1.01

= $1.01 million

hence, the  number of dollars should sell in the future market is $1.01 million

We simply multiplied the two items so that the amount could come

Hence, the same would be relevant

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