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On October 1 , 2 0 2 3 , you buy 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 barrels of physical WTI for January 2

On October 1,2023, you buy 100,000 barrels of physical WTI for January 2024 delivery at a fixed price of $80.00.
Once you receive the barrels of WTI in January, you will immediate sell it in the spot market.
On November 1,2023 you also decided to hedge the physical position by selling a 100,000 barrel Jan 2024 WTI swap for $75.00bbl.
What is the mark to market value of the physical long position on the following dates? (ignore discounting)
What is the mark to market value of the short financial swap position on the following dates? (ignore discounting)
101?2023
111?2023
121?2023
expiration
What is the total mark to market value of the two combined trades on each of the following dates?
101?2023
111?2023
121?2023
expiration
How much did you pay for the physical barrels you purchased?
What did you receive when you sold those barrels in the spot market?
What was your net cashflow on physical transactions?
What is your swap cashflow?
What was your overall net cashflow?
What is your effective price of purchasing the barrels after hedging?
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