Hi David. A question from reading reading 40 on P2.T5, page 42. The table regarding Model 2; Simulation, the annual drift is converted into a monthly drift by dividing by 12. However, the annual volatility is not converted into monthly volatility. Page 43 is saying that the annual volatility...
Hi David,
The answer to to question 321.2. is:
Per Tuckman 6.13, Standard deviation of P&L = $100.0 million * 0.040/100 * 5.30 standard error
= $212,000
Why do we divide the the DV01 for 100?
Thanks,
Carlos
Hi David,
A question regarding 6.6: being short or long on the options does it influence the sign of the delta? If short on the options, would d still be the right answer?
Thanks,
Carlos
Hi Shakti,
Thanks for the reply, but the the issue is that the answer from the notes has: futures
standard deviation / spot standard deviation (0.90 / 0.60) and not "spot standard deviation/ futures standard deviation" (0.6/0.9). If I do it like the latter, I will have 0.9 and not 0.75. Could...
Hi, regarding this question:
4. A wheat farmer hedged her future sale of 100,000 bushels of wheat by selling forward 10
contracts (each for 5,000 bushels). The standard deviation of monthly changes in the spot and
futures price of wheat is, respectively, $0.60 and $0.90. What was her...
Hi, for this question:
21.5b. If the actual volatility exhibits “mean reversion in returns,” (Linda Allen’s phrase) how
does our calculated daily volatility compare to the actual?
Could please someone explain why or better:
21.5b. The square root rule overstates when there is mean reversion...
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