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Explanation:
Shares
Mean, proportional bid-offer spread: \frac{\`1.3}{\72`} = 0.0181
Standard deviation, proportional bid-offer spread: \frac{\`1.03}{\72`} = 0.0143
Commodity
Mean, proportional bid-offer spread: \frac{\`1.32}{\47`} = 0.0281
Standard deviation, proportional bid-offer spread: \frac{\`0.88}{\47`} = 0.0187
Cost of liquidation = \frac{\`72,000,000 \times (0.0181 + 2.326 \times 0.0143) + \47`,000,000 \times (0.0281 + 2.326 \times 0.0187)}{2}
= $3,531,536$
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Q.3946 JCT bank has a position in two assets - shares of company X and a separate commodity Y. The following data has been extracted from the bank's liquidity division:
$72,000,000 and the mid-market price of the commodity is $47,000,000.$1.30 and $1.03, respectively.$1.32 and $0.88, respectively.Calculate the cost of liquidation at a 99% confidence level, assuming the spread distribution is approximately normal in a stressed market.
A
$2,500,000
B
$3,500,650
C
$3,531,536
D
$7,063,072