题目
Mr. Black has been asked by a client to write a large put option on the S&P 500 index. The option has an exercise price and a maturity that is not available for options traded on exchanges. He, therefore, has to hedge the position dynamically. Which of the following statements about the risk of his position are not correct?
选项
A.He can make his portfolio delta neutral by shorting index futures contracts.
B.There is a short position in an S&P 500 futures contract that will make his portfolio insensitive to both small and large moves in the S&P 500.
C.A long position in a traded option on the S&P 500 will help hedge the volatility risk of the option he has written.
D.To make his hedged portfolio gamma neutral, he needs to take positions in options as well as futures.
答案
B
解析
The short index futures make the portfolio delta neutral. It does not help with large moves, though.空头指数期货使投资组合的delta中性。 但是对于大幅异动并没有什么帮助。