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Three days ago, you entered into a futures contract to buy five futures contracts (each with 62,500 attached) at $2.25 per . Over the past

  1. Three days ago, you entered into a futures contract to buy five futures contracts (each with 62,500 attached) at $2.25 per . Over the past three days the contract has settled at $2.20, $2.22, and $2.27. How much have you made or lost?

    -6250

    1250

    6250

    -1250

  2. You bought a 3-month British pound futures contract for $1.25/. At the time you closed your futures position, the futures price was .625/$. If each pound futures contract is for an amount of 62,500, what is your profit/loss in terms of dollars?

    -10,937.5

    -21,875

    21,875

    10,937.5

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