A Bond Portfolio Manager Expects a Cash Inflow of $12,000,000

Multiple Choice

A bond portfolio manager expects a cash inflow of $12,000,000. The manager plans to hedge potential risk with a Treasury futures contract with a value of $105,215. The conversion factor between the CTD and the bond specified in the Treasury futures contract is 0.85. The duration of bond portfolio is eight years, and the duration of the CTD bond is 6.5 years. Indicate the number of contracts required and whether the position to be taken is short or long.

A) 114 contracts short
B) 114 contracts long
C) 119 contracts short
D) 119 contracts long
E) 100 contracts long