Function to calculate the value of a stock futures.
futuresstock()The value of a stock futures.
The user inputs are as follows: Spot: entered in decimals. For e.g. 105.50 Risk free Rate: entered in decimals. For e.g. 5 per cent is entered as 0.05 Maturity: entered in number of years. For e.g. half year is 0.5 Dividend(s): entered with comma separation if it is in cash and occuring at multiple times e.g. 2.50, 3.0. If it is in yield terms, it is entered in decimals. e.g. 0.02 for 2 per cent Dividend time(s):entered with comma separation e.g. 0.25,0.50 for dividends in 3 months and 6 months Type of Income: chosen between yield/cash
John C. Hull, "Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives", 8/E, Prentice Hall, 2012.