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TODAY'S SETTLEMENT PRICE ON A CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CME) YEN FUTURES CONTRACT IS $0.8011/YEN100.YOUR MARGIN ACCOUNT CURRENTLY HAS A BALANCE OF $2000.THE NEXT 3 DAYS'

TODAY'S SETTLEMENT PRICE ON A CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CME) YEN FUTURES CONTRACT IS $0.8011/YEN100.YOUR MARGIN ACCOUNT CURRENTLY HAS A BALANCE OF $2000.THE NEXT 3 DAYS' SETTLEMENT PRICES ARE:

DAY 1: $0.8057/YEN100

DAY 2: $0.7996/YEN100

DAY 3: $0.7985/YEN100

(THE CONTRACTUAL SIZE OF THE CME YEN CONTRACT IS 12,500,000 YEN)

IF YOU HAVE ASHORT POSITIONIN ONE FUTURES CONTRACT, THE CHANGES IN THE MARGIN ACCOUNT FROM DAILY MARKING-TO-MARKET WILL RESULT IN THE BALANCE OF THE MARGIN ACCOUNT AFTER THE THIRD DAY TO BE:

Select one:

a.$3,425

b.$2,000

c.$1,425

d.$2,325

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