Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review chapters 1, 2 and 3 in the textbook Sundaram, R. K., & Das, S. R. (2016). Derivatives: Principles and practice (2nd ed.), and watch the videos https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/derivative-securities/put-call-options/v/american-call-options,

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/derivative-securities/put-call-options/v/american-put-options,

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/derivative-securities/forward-futures-contracts/v/forward-contract-introduction

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/derivative-securities/forward-futures-contracts/v/futures-and-forward-curves

I need some assistance answering 5 short answer questions with all of the provided questions in a Word document, being sure to explain the answers at very detailed length and show your work if required. The assignment should have at least 5 references including the textbook at least one video as a mandatory reference and the other three references may be videos as well as other academic journals or scholarly articles. The assignment should also have an originality score of 20% or less.

1. Assume a firm has a portfolio that contains stocks that track the market index. The firm now wants to change this portfolio to be 20% in commodities and only 80% in the market index. How would the firm use derivatives to implement this strategy?

2. Assume a firm has a portfolio that contains stocks that track the market index. The firm now wants to change this portfolio to be 20% in commodities and only 80% in the market index. How would the firm use derivatives to implement this strategy without using futures contracts?

3. A firm enters into a long position in 10 silver futures contracts at a futures price of $4.52/oz., and closes out the position at a price of $4.46/oz. If one silver futures contract is for 5,000 ounces, what are the investor’s gains or losses?

4. A firm enters into a short futures position in 10 contracts in gold at a futures price of $276.50 per oz. The size of one futures contract is 100 oz. The initial margin per contract is $1,500, and the maintenance margin is $1,100.

(a) What is the initial size of the margin account?

(b) Suppose the futures settlement price on the first day is $278.00 per oz. What is the new balance in the margin account? Does a margin call occur? If so, assume that the account is topped back to its original level.

(c) The futures settlement price on the second day is $281.00 per oz. What is the new balance in the margin account? Does a margin call occur? If so, assume that the account is topped back to its original level.

(d) On the third day, the investor closes out the short position at a futures price of $276.00. What is the final balance in his margin account?

(e) Ignoring interest costs, what are his total gains or losses?

5. The 181-day interest rate in the US is 4.50% and that on euros is 5%, both quoted using the money-market convention. What is the 181-day forward price of the euro in terms of the spot exchange rate S? Assume a spot price of S euros per dollar.

The summary should cover the following: (i) Why is the paper important (or why not)? (ii) An overview of the core contributions of the paper. (iii) What you liked – or did not like – about the paper. (iv) How the paper is connected to other studies in the course.

350 words

While Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its economy, the Saudi economy is dominated by the petroleum sector. In addition, the Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) is pegged to the U.S. Dollar.

In a critical essay, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pegged exchange rate. Indicate the main considerations Saudi Arabia faces from a currency perspective (e.g., currency values, interest rates, inflation, and trade issues) that ensue given two scenarios:

• The first scenario is a dramatically declining world oil price.
• The second scenario is a dramatically increasing world oil price.

read this article, explain what has change before and after covid-19 to M&A, what the difference towards to M&A before and after Covid, and The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Dealflow.

Use attachment “investment profile” to complete below:

Benchmark

Select an appropriate benchmark for your portfolio.

Benchmark:

Why did you select the respective benchmark?

Stocks Allocation

Select at least five but no more than 12 stocks to include in your portfolio. Include the name of the company, ticker, currency, number for shares, total dollar amount allocated, end of day price (last price), volatility, industry classification, market capitalization, P/E ratio, D/E ratio, ROE, Cash Ratio, P/B ratio (market-to-book-value). Include your stocks in the Bloomberg portfolio you create in 2019. See the additional instructions on constructing a portfolio in Bloomberg.

Include list of stocks to be included in your portfolio in a separate Excel file.

Securities Data

Include your Excel workbook when you submit your assignment.

Risk Tolerance

Include any risk factors assumed by your security selection. Explain the risk factors for each stock, when necessary, and entire stock portion of your portfolio. What logic did you use in selecting the stocks you did with the given associated risks?

Planning for the next step

1. The more complete your list, the easier it will be for the final part of the project, measuring the performance of your portfolio.
2. You may begin calculating your return for the securities in preparation for the final portfolio analysis.
3. Organize your Excel workbook to include the bonds in one complete portfolio.

What challenges do you see in P2P lending platforms in Saudi Arabia, do you think that if SMEs cannot get a loan from banks, lending platforms like FORUS present a strong case ?Justify your response by analyzing digital lending ecosystem in middle-east, what value proposition they present to the market, and how SMEs and small startups can be benefitted.In addition, what is the role of regulatory bodies you see, like SAMA or CMA in trying to protect operational risk.

Description

In a critical essay, select a developing country of your choice (other than Saudi Arabia) and discuss its main trade characteristics and trade problems. What trade reforms should the government implement? What would be the role of the IMF and the World Bank in these reforms? What policies should the government pursue to achieve strong economic growth?

In a critical essay, select a developing country of your choice (other than Saudi Arabia) and discuss its main trade characteristics and trade problems. What trade reforms should the government implement? What would be the role of the IMF and the World Bank in these reforms? What policies should the government pursue to achieve strong economic growth? 

“Read chapter 16 in Stevenson/Wolfers and read the paper written by Michael Porter. Choose an industry to analyze by focusing on a LOCAL business to analyze. Conduct a Porter’s Five Forces Analysis on the industry.”

In your report you must include a paragraph on each of the 5 forces and a short strategic recommendation for the firm you chose. Your entire essay will be a minimum of 7 paragraphs. The first will be an intro paragraph. Then the next 5 paragraphs will be devoted to the Five Forces. The last paragraph will be devoted to some strategy to increase profits.

In the past, students have called firm owners and conducted interviews. This type of analysis is probably done in every business school in the country.

I would like you to cut and paste your work into the text box. It is easier to grade for me that way.

These will be graded holistically.

Grading Rubric:

A – Complete, well written, insightful content, tightly connected to the course material and logically and completely developed.

B – Good work. Omissions, small conceptual misunderstandings, underdevelopment, or slightly unclear writing separates the work from the top scores.

C – Adequate work. Usually suffers from incomplete analysis, incomplete or somewhat shallow development, but generally is on topic. May lack strong connection to the class material, focus on lay opinion requiring no real knowledge of class content, or other issues that separate it from an A or B designation. But these essays clearly indicate class content is learned, albeit at a basic level.

D – Severely lacking attempt that has inadequate analysis or severely lacking in connecting to the class material. Often short, full of written and logical errors and mainly based on common knowledge.

F- no submission or work that violates or is suspected to violate the academic honesty policy. Initially suspicion alone is adequate to grant an F, but the grade may be changed after a discussion of the student’s work between the professor and student resolves the issue.