Assume that you observe the following prices in the T-Bill and Eurodollar futures markets     T-Bill Eurodollar September 93.25 92.35 Assume that a month later the price of the September T-Bill future is and the price of the Eurodollar future is 100. Calculate the profit on the T-Bill futures position in basis points.

A backwardated futures market occurs when

A bond portfolio manager expects a cash inflow of $12,000,000. The manager plans to hedge potential risk with a Treasury futures contract with a value of $. The conversion factor between the CTD and the bond specified in the Treasury futures contract is . The duration of bond portfolio is 8 years, and the duration of the CTD bond is 6.5 years. Calculate the number of contracts required to long.

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)   XYZ CORP   Exercise NYSE   Date Price Price Close Calls OCT 85 16 3/4 101 11/16   OCT 90 12 101 11/16   OCT 95 7 5/8 101 11/16 Puts OCT 85 1/8 101 11/16   OCT 90 3/8 101 11/16   OCT 95 13/16 101 11/16 If you establish a long strap using the options with an 85 exercise price, what is your dollar gain or loss if at expiration XYZ is trading at /16? (Keep 2 decimal places)

What is the abnormal rate of return for Stock A when you consider its systematic risk measure (beta)? (Keep 3 decimal places) Stock Rit Rmt ai Beta A   10.0 0 B 10.4   8.0 0 1.4   Rit = return for stock i during period t Rmt = return for the aggregate market during period t

 A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 blue balls, and 2 green balls. If one ball is chosen at random, what is the probability it is blue?

The sample space includes all possible outcomes of an experiment.

 A probability greater than 1 is possible for very likely events.

In the questions below, describe the activities of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System for a person wandering in the desert without water. 1. What stimulates the kidneys to produce renin? That is, what is detected by the kidneys that causes them to produce & secrete renin? 2. Explain the pathway that leads to production of angiotensin II. Include relevant organs and proteins. 3. What are four functions of angiotensin II? 4. What organ/tissue produces aldosterone and what are the functions of aldosterone? 5. What organ/tissue produces  vasopressin (anti-diuretic hormone) and what are the functions of vasopressin?

Name the two essential fatty acids and list three good food sources of each. The lists should be distinct.