On Monday morning you sell one June T-bond futures contract at 97:27, that is, for $97,843.75....

On Monday morning you sell one June T-bond futures contract at 97:27, that is, for $97,843.75. The contract's face value is $100,000. The initial margin requirement is $2,700, and the maintenance margin requirement is $2,000 per contract. Use the following price data to answer the following questions.

Day Settle

Monday $97,406.25

Tuesday $98,000.00

Wednesday $100,000.00

The cumulative rate of return on your investment after Wednesday is a ________.

		2.6% loss
		53.9% loss
		79.9% loss
		33% gain

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PRESENTED IN EASY FORMAT. WE CAN ALSO PRESENT IN FORM OF PREPARING MARGIN ACCOUNT. IF YOU ARE TOLD TO MAKE MARGIN ACCOUNT AND THEN PRESENT ANSWER, LET ME KNOW.

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