Your investment bank has an investment of $100 million in the stock of the Swiss Roll Corporation and a short position in the stock of the Frankfurter Sausage Company. Here is the recent price history of the two stocks:
Percentage price change
Month
Frankfurter Sausage
Swiss Roll
January
-10%
-10%
February
-10%
-5%
March
-10%
0%
April
10%
0%
May
10%
5%
June
10%
10%
On the evidence of these six months, how large would your short position in Frankfurter Sausage need to be to hedge as far as possible against movements in the price of Swiss Roll?
Please explain your answer in detail and provide in-text citations.
