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Nick Fitzgerald holds a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality, large-cap stocks. The current value of Fitzgeralds portfolio is $735,000, but he is concerned that the market is heading for a big fall (perhaps as much as 20%) over the next three to six months. He doesn’t want to sell all his stocks because he feels they all have good long-term potential and should perform nicely once stock prices have bottomed out. As a result, he’s thinking about using index options to hedge his portfolio. Assume that the S&P 500 currently stands at 2,200 and among the many put options available on this index are two that have caught his eye:(1) a six-month put with a strike price of 2,150 that’s trading at $76, and (2) a six-month put with a strike price of 2,075 that’s quoted at $58.
a. How many S&P 500 puts would Nick have to buy to protect his $735,000 stock portfolio? How much would it cost him to buy the necessary number of puts with a $2,150 strike price? How much would it cost to buy the puts with a $2,075 strike price?
b. Now, considering the performance of both the put options and Nick’s portfolio, determine how much net profit (or loss) Nick will earn from each of these put hedges if both the market (as measured by the S&P 500) and Nick’s portfolio fall by 15% over the next six months. What if the market and Nic’s portfolio fall by only 5%? What if they go up by 10%?
c. Do you think Nick should set up the put hedge and, if so, using which put option? Explain.
d. Finally, assume that the DJIA is currently at 17,550 and that a six-month put option on the Dow is available with a strike of 174, and is currently trading at $7.84. How many of these puts would Nick have to buy to protect his portfolio, and what would they cost? Would Nick be better off with the Dow options or the S&P 2,150 puts? Briefly explain.
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