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Use the following corn futures quotes:
Corn 5,000 bushels | ||||||
Contract Month | Open | High | Low | Settle | Chg | Open Int |
Mar | 455.125 | 457.000 | 451.750 | 452.000 | −2.750 | 597,913 |
May | 467.000 | 468.000 | 463.000 | 463.250 | −2.750 | 137,547 |
July | 477.000 | 477.500 | 472.500 | 473.000 | −2.000 | 153,164 |
Sep | 475.000 | 475.500 | 471.750 | 472.250 | −2.000 | 29,258 |
Suppose you buy 16 of the September corn futures contracts at the last price of the day. One month from now, the futures price of this contract is 462.25, and you close out your position. Calculate your dollar profit on this investment. (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Dollar Profit:
Answer :-
Dollar loss - $8,000
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Explanations :-
Buying value at last price means settle price
Total buying Value =number of corn future contract × number of corn bushels × settle price
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= 16 × 5000 × Settle quote /100
=16 × 5000 × 472.250/100
= 80,000 × 4.72250=
= $3,77,800
Total selling value= number of corn future contract × number of corn bushels × selling quote/100
=16 × 5000 × 462.25/100
=80,,000 × 4.6225
= $3,69,800
Dollar profit = Total selling value - Total buying value
=$3,69,800 - $3,77,800
= -$8,000
Dollar loss - $8,000