Economics Homework Help

As a result of your individual stock portfolio, you are assumed to have a long position in stock. In this assignment you are asked to create a hedge for this long position using S&P 500 Index futures.

Action Items

1. Go to Yahoo! Finance.
2. Enter the symbol for the S&P 500 Index: GSPC.
3. Identify the last traded value and date for the index, record them in Stock Index Futures Worksheet. You will need to download this worksheet to your own computer.
4. Identify current S&P 500 Index Futures quarterly quotes from the CME Group.
5. Complete all the questions in Stock Index Futures Worksheet (this is attached in the files section) NOTE: Remember to write down your name and section number on the Worksheet.

Submission Instructions

Click on Submit to upload your completed assignment prior to assignment due date

Grading Criteria

• Content: 0 – 20 points
  • All the sections and components requested by the assignment were included. (0 – 10 points)
  • Information were accurate. (0 – 10 points)
• Evidence of critical thought in answering the questions: 0 – 20 points