NYMEXs Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contract specifies the delivery of 1,000 barrels of West Texas Intermediate

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NYMEX’s Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contract specifies the delivery of 1,000 barrels of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil when the contract finally settles. A broker requires that its clients post an initial overnight margin of \($7\),763 per contract and an overnight maintenance margin of \($5\),750 per contract. A client buys 10 contracts at \($75\) per barrel through this broker. On the next day, the contract settles for \($72\) per barrel. How much additional margin will the client have to provide to his broker?

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Investments Principles Of Portfolio And Equity Analysis

ISBN: 9780470915806

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Authors: Michael McMillan, Jerald E. Pinto, Wendy L. Pirie, Gerhard Van De Venter, Lawrence E. Kochard

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