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a. What is the total open interest on the Dec 2015 euro contract? Number of open interest contracts b. Does it represent long positions, short

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a. What is the total open interest on the Dec 2015 euro contract? Number of open interest contracts b. Does it represent long positions, short positions, or both? Long positions Short positions O Both c. Based on the settle price on the contract, what is the dollar value of the open interest? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) Dollar value Futures Contracts I WSJ.com/commodities Metal& Petroleum Futures Contract Open High hi lo Low Settle Chg interest Copper-High (CMX)-25,000 Ibs.; per 1b .2380 2.2395 2.2305 2.2300 0.0115 2,109 Dec 2.2350 2.2510 2.2260 2.2300 0.0120 90,935 Gold (CMX)-100 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 211 0.40 247,319 0.40 102,730 Aprl 1091.00 1095.60 1089.50 1089.90 0.40 28,444 18,947 14,070 1088.60 1088.60 1088.60 1087.900.30 Dec 1089.10 1094.90 1087.40 1088.10 Feb'16 1089,90 1095.50 1088.60 1089.10 June 1091.70 1096.60 1090.00 1090.60 0.40 0.50 1098.10 1100.00 1093.20 1093.60 Palladium (NYM) -50 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 671.70 671.70 671.70 596.75 -16.00 Dec March'16 614.95 620.00 596.00 597.45 16.10 Platinum (NYM)-50 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 617.70621.20 595.00 596.95 16.00 23,681 3,781 990.20 990.20 986.70 914.40 -25.20 63,763 Jan'16 942.00 943.20 910.30 914.40 25.60 Silver (CMX)-5,000 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 15.035 15.045 15.005 14.418 -0.278 5 Dec Crude 0i1, Light Sweet (NYM)-1,000 bbls.; $ per bbl Dec Jan'16 Feb March 14.730 14.760 14.395 14.413 -0.278 95,144 44.52 45.12 43.64 43.87 0.42 400,803 45.6246.29 44.88 45.120.35 302,907 6.0947.1645.80 46.05 0.28 109,090 7.19 47.8746.58 46.840.25 150,438 48.66 49.45 48.14 48.420.22 112,896 50.65 51.45 50.25 50.54-0.11 Dec 150,413 Eurodollar (CME)-$1,000,000; 99.6275 99.6300 99.6250 99.6275 .0050 129,797 9.5550 99.5600 99.5500 99.5550 pts of 100% 1,324,998 March'16 99.3800 99.3850 99.3650 99.3850 0100 1,321,930 98.8450 98.8700 98.8150 98.8650 0250 1,339,440 Currency Futures Japanese Yen (CME)412,500,000; $ per 100 Dec 8127.0010 226,280 8111 8134 8135 8156 8116 8151 0013 4,986 Canadian Dollar (CME)-CAD 100,000; $ per CAD 7516 7547 7511 .7528 0011 7509 .7527 0011 0011 126,337 March'16 7511 British Pound (CME)-62,500; $ per Dec March'16 1.5059 1.5127 1.5059 1.5114 0076 Swiss Franc (CME)-CHF 125,000; per CHF Dec March'16 1.0006 1.0054 1.0001 1.0025 0034 Australian Dollar (CME)-AUD 100,000; $ per AUD Dec March'16 7545 2,601 1.5050 1.5124 .5038 1.5109 .0073 164,637 1,511 1.0012 9948 9977 0028 58,359 509 7019 7056 7016 7033 0007 150,013 024 6986 .7002 0007 970 .6975 0007 0006 7089 7089 .6930 0006 729 6970 6970 6949 Sept 7870 .7870 7870 Dec ....7089 Mexican Peso (CME)-MXN 500,000; $ per MXN 05925 0595 05896 .05937 .00012 101,451 54,709 March'16 05891 05911 05858 05897 00012 Euro (CME)-125,000; $ per Dec March'16 1.0759 1.0819 1.0749 1.0789 0014 1.0735 1.0795 1.0723 1.0762 .0012 408,320 8,155 a. What is the total open interest on the Dec 2015 euro contract? Number of open interest contracts b. Does it represent long positions, short positions, or both? Long positions Short positions O Both c. Based on the settle price on the contract, what is the dollar value of the open interest? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) Dollar value Futures Contracts I WSJ.com/commodities Metal& Petroleum Futures Contract Open High hi lo Low Settle Chg interest Copper-High (CMX)-25,000 Ibs.; per 1b .2380 2.2395 2.2305 2.2300 0.0115 2,109 Dec 2.2350 2.2510 2.2260 2.2300 0.0120 90,935 Gold (CMX)-100 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 211 0.40 247,319 0.40 102,730 Aprl 1091.00 1095.60 1089.50 1089.90 0.40 28,444 18,947 14,070 1088.60 1088.60 1088.60 1087.900.30 Dec 1089.10 1094.90 1087.40 1088.10 Feb'16 1089,90 1095.50 1088.60 1089.10 June 1091.70 1096.60 1090.00 1090.60 0.40 0.50 1098.10 1100.00 1093.20 1093.60 Palladium (NYM) -50 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 671.70 671.70 671.70 596.75 -16.00 Dec March'16 614.95 620.00 596.00 597.45 16.10 Platinum (NYM)-50 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 617.70621.20 595.00 596.95 16.00 23,681 3,781 990.20 990.20 986.70 914.40 -25.20 63,763 Jan'16 942.00 943.20 910.30 914.40 25.60 Silver (CMX)-5,000 troy oz.; $ per troy oz 15.035 15.045 15.005 14.418 -0.278 5 Dec Crude 0i1, Light Sweet (NYM)-1,000 bbls.; $ per bbl Dec Jan'16 Feb March 14.730 14.760 14.395 14.413 -0.278 95,144 44.52 45.12 43.64 43.87 0.42 400,803 45.6246.29 44.88 45.120.35 302,907 6.0947.1645.80 46.05 0.28 109,090 7.19 47.8746.58 46.840.25 150,438 48.66 49.45 48.14 48.420.22 112,896 50.65 51.45 50.25 50.54-0.11 Dec 150,413 Eurodollar (CME)-$1,000,000; 99.6275 99.6300 99.6250 99.6275 .0050 129,797 9.5550 99.5600 99.5500 99.5550 pts of 100% 1,324,998 March'16 99.3800 99.3850 99.3650 99.3850 0100 1,321,930 98.8450 98.8700 98.8150 98.8650 0250 1,339,440 Currency Futures Japanese Yen (CME)412,500,000; $ per 100 Dec 8127.0010 226,280 8111 8134 8135 8156 8116 8151 0013 4,986 Canadian Dollar (CME)-CAD 100,000; $ per CAD 7516 7547 7511 .7528 0011 7509 .7527 0011 0011 126,337 March'16 7511 British Pound (CME)-62,500; $ per Dec March'16 1.5059 1.5127 1.5059 1.5114 0076 Swiss Franc (CME)-CHF 125,000; per CHF Dec March'16 1.0006 1.0054 1.0001 1.0025 0034 Australian Dollar (CME)-AUD 100,000; $ per AUD Dec March'16 7545 2,601 1.5050 1.5124 .5038 1.5109 .0073 164,637 1,511 1.0012 9948 9977 0028 58,359 509 7019 7056 7016 7033 0007 150,013 024 6986 .7002 0007 970 .6975 0007 0006 7089 7089 .6930 0006 729 6970 6970 6949 Sept 7870 .7870 7870 Dec ....7089 Mexican Peso (CME)-MXN 500,000; $ per MXN 05925 0595 05896 .05937 .00012 101,451 54,709 March'16 05891 05911 05858 05897 00012 Euro (CME)-125,000; $ per Dec March'16 1.0759 1.0819 1.0749 1.0789 0014 1.0735 1.0795 1.0723 1.0762 .0012 408,320 8,155