Suppose you buy a stock index futures contract (long on index future contract) at the opening price of 452.25 on July 1. The multiplier on the contract is 500, so the price is $500(452.25) = $226,125: You hold the position until selling it on July 16 at the opening price of 435.50. The initial margin requirement is $9,000, and the maintenance margin requirement is $6,000. Assume that you deposit the initial margin and do not withdraw the excess on any given day. Construct a table showing the charges and credits to the margin account. The daily prices on the intervening days are as follows

Date	Settlement Price	Settlement Price ($)	Mark to market	Other entries	Account Balance
07/01	453.95	$226,975	$850	$9,000	$9,850
07/02	454.50	$227,250	$275		$10,125
07/03	452.00
07/07	443.55
07/08	441.65
07/09	442.85
07/10	444.85
07/11	442.25
07/14	438.30
07/15	435.05
07/16	435.50

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