One of the most common reasons a marketing plan fails is because of a lack of ownership

What payoff profile would you get if you combined a long forward contract with a short forward contact that has the same underlier, forward price, and maturity?

What will be an ideal response?

Assume that you purchased Quicksilver's stock at the closing price on December 31, 2004 and sold it at the closing price on December 30, 2005. Your realized annual return for the year 2005 is closest to ________

Consider the following price and dividend data for Quicksilver Inc.: Date Price ($) Dividend ($) December 31, 2004 $14.87 January 26, 2005 $13.79 $0.14 April 28, 2005 $9.14 $0.14 July 29, 2005 $10.74 $0.14 October 28, 2005 $8.02 $0.14 December 30, 2005 $7.72 A) -47.4% B) -45.1% C) -42.9% D) -40.6%