Using the current spot and futures prices [settlement for all available contracts) for SPX and the Nikkei 225, calculate the implied continuous...

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c. Using the current spot and futures prices [settlement for all availablecontracts) for SPX and the Nikkei 225, calculate the implied continuousdividend rate for each index, assuming no transaction costs (10 points) d. Assume you entered into a 4 short December (2019) futures for SPX attoday’s price, but on January 31“, 2019, use February daily price levels andshow your daily account balances. [5 points] e. How would those balances look different if you were in the dollar equivalentvalue of a forward contract. (2.5 points) f. Can we claim that the SPX is a better investment than the Nikkei based on thefutures curve (2.5 points)