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On April 1, an investor holds 40,000 shares of a certain stock. The market price is $28 per share. The investor is interested in completely hedging against movements in the market over the next month and decides to use the June Mini S&P 500 futures contract. The index is currently 4,500 and one contract is for delivery of $50 times the index. If the beta of the stock is 1.2, what strategy should the investor follow to completely hedge their stock portfolio

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