Multiple Choice
If an investor strongly believes that the stock market is going to have a sharp decline shortly,he or she could maximize profit by
A) short selling stock-index futures contracts.
B) hedging current short positions.
C) using stock-index futures to straddle the market.
D) buying stock-index futures contracts.
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