
Explanation:
The price of the futures contract on the DAX-30 index is calculated as:
Where is the risk-free rate and is the annual dividend yield.
Q.676 Ellen Harper, a portfolio manager at Deutsch Investments Group (DIG), is considering investing in the 6-months futures contract on the German DAX-30 index. The DAX-30 is currently valued at 12,240 with a dividend yield of 1.7% per year. If the risk-free rate in Germany is 3.2%, then the price of the futures contract should be:
A
12,241
B
12,330
C
13,080
D
12,578
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