Today is January 3. Your friend David has just bought a futures contract on a stock index, and the contract specifies one year to expiration. The current share price is $80, and the annually compounded interest rate is 10%. The stock will pay quarterly dividends of $2 during the next year, with dividends payments on the following dates: January 25 April 25 July 25 October 25  Assume that this is a non-leap year.  a. What is the futures price on this contract on January 3?  b. What is the cost-of-carry on this futures contract on January 3?

What is the calculated quoted futures price for a September 2022 Treasury bond futures contract given that the date is July 30, 2022? The associated bond is a 13% coupon bond set for delivery on September 30, 2022. The bond makes coupon payments twice a year, specifically on February 4 and August 4. The interest rate, compounded semiannually, is a steady 12% annually. The bond's conversion factor is 1.5, and the current quoted price for the bond stands at $110.

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Today is January 3. Your friend David has just bought a futures contract on a stock index, and the contract specifies one year to expiration. The current share price is $80, and the annually compounded interest rate is 10%. The stock will pay quarterly dividends of $2 during the next year, with dividends payments on the following dates: January 25 April 25 July 25 October 25  Assume that this is a non-leap year.    c. What is the value of this futures contract on February 17 if the spot price turns out to be $90 on that day? d. Suppose that, instead of paying a quarterly dividend of $2, the stock index has an annual dividend yield of 10%. The continuously compounded interest rate is 10.52%. What is the price of the index futures on January 3? What is its value on February 17 when the index turns out to be $90?