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Look at the futures listings for corn in Figure 2.10. a. Suppose you buy one contract for July 2012 delivery. If the contract closes in
Look at the futures listings for corn in Figure 2.10. |
| a. | Suppose you buy one contract for July 2012 delivery. If the contract closes in July at a price of $6.66 per bushel, what will be your profit or loss? (Each contract calls for delivery of 5,000 bushels.) |
| (Click to select)ProfitLoss | $ | |
| b. | How many May 2012 maturity contracts are outstanding? |
| Number of outstanding contracts |
Com futures prices in the Chicago Board of Trade, July 8, 2011 Source: Data from The Wall Street Journai Online, July 8, 2011. Reprinted by permission of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. e 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. OPEN MONTH LAST CHG OPEN 652'4 626'0 HIGH LOW VOLUME INT 672'0 646'4 638'0 Jul '11 672'2 22'2 652'4 2575 6043 Sep '11 Dec '11 642'2 17'2 626'0 51128 380602 637'0 21'4 615'6 615'6 130702 487465 649'2 628'6 637'4 Mar '12 20'6 650'2 628'6 13351 112108 May '12 Jul '12 Sep '12 Dec '12 656'2 19'4 657'0 637'0 3632 24787 662'4 18'4 644'6 664'0 644'4 5692 70374 644'0 18'0 628'4 643'0 627'4 696 6079 614'0 12'2 600'0 615'0 600'0 3506 71122
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Fundamentals of Investments Valuation and Management
Authors: Bradford D. Jordan, Thomas W. Miller
5th edition
978-007728329, 9780073382357, 0077283295, 73382353, 978-0077283292
