It is March and Cavalier Financial Services Corporation is concerned about what an increase in interest rates will do to the value of its bond portfolio. The portfolio currently has a market value of $101.1, million and Cavalier’s management intends to liquidate $1.1 million in bonds in June to

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It is March and Cavalier Financial Services Corporation is concerned about what an increase in interest rates will do to the value of its bond portfolio. The portfolio currently has a market value of $101.1, million and Cavalier’s management intends to liquidate $1.1 million in bonds in June to fund additional corporate loans. If interest rates increase to 6 percent, the bond will sell for $1 million with a loss of $100,000. Cavalier’s management sells 10 June Treasury bond contracts at 109-050 in March. Interest rates do increase, and in June Cavalier’s management offsets its position by buying 10 June Treasury bond contracts at 100-030.

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a. What is the dollar gain/loss to Cavalier from the combined cash and futures market operations described above?

Loss on cash transaction: $100,000

Gain on futures transaction: $110,562,50 – $100,937.50 = $9,625.00 (per contract)

Loss: 9,625.00(10) – 100,000 = -$3,750

b. What is the basis at the initiation of the hedge?

110,000 – 110,562.50 = -562.50

c. What is the basis at the termination of the hedge?

100,000 – 100,937.50 = -937.50

d. Illustrate how the dollar return is related to the change in the basis from initiation to termination?

Dollar return = -937.50 + 562.50 = -375 per contract or –375(10) = -$3,750

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