Mark washington, cfa, is an analyst with bic. one year ago, bic analysts predicted that the u. s. equity market would most likely experience a slight downturn and suggested delta-hedging the bic portfolio. as predicted, the u. s. equity markets did indeed experience a downturn of approximately 4% over a 12-month period. however, portfolio performance for bic was disappointing, lagging its peer group by nearly 10%. washington has been told to review the options strategy to determine why the hedged portfolio did not perform as expected. which of the following statements regarding the goal of a delta-neutral portfolio is most accurate? one example of a delta-neutral portfolio is to combine a: a. long position in a stock with a short position in call options so that the value of the portfolio does not change with changes in the value of the stock. b. long position in a stock with a short position in a call option so that the value of the portfolio changes with changes in the value of the stock. c. long position in a stock with a long position in call options so that the value of the portfolio does not change with changes in the value of the stock.