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The hedge ratio is the ratio of derivatives to a spot position (or vice versa that achieves an objective such as minimizing or eliminating risk. Suppose that the standard deviation of quarterly changes in the price of a commodity is 0.57, the standard deviation of quarterly changes in the price of a futures contract on the commodity is 0.85, and the correlation between the two changes is 0.3876. What is the optimal hedge ratio for a 3-month contract?
A
0.1893
B
0.2135
C
0.2381
D
0.2599