Jackie manages a $621 million bond portfolio which has a duration of 4.1 years. She wants to hedge the portfolio with Treasury note futures that have a duration of 4.6 years and a futures price of 112. U.S. Treasury notes futures contracts are based on a par value of $100,000 and quoted as a percentage of par. How many contracts does she need to sell to complete this hedge?
A) 4,667 contracts
B) 4,868 contracts
C) 4,942 contracts
D) 5,183 contracts
E) 5,216 contracts
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