If you buy a bank-accepted futures contract and on delivery date the interest rate on bank-accepted...
You have \(\$ 100,000\) to invest today. You are bullish about the stock market and you think that the S\&P 500 index is going up. You want to leverage your investment by taking a long position in S\&P 500 index futures.Micro E-mini S\&P 500 Futures contractThere is a new futures contract on the S\&P 500 index with a lower contract multiplier-only 5 times the index. You are using this contract to implement your strategy. You chose the contract expiring on...
Suppose you buy one contract for Jul-16 delivery. If the
contract closes in Jul-16 at a level of 3.89, what will your profit
be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your
answer to 2 decimal places.)
Table 2.8 Maturity Date Futures Price Corn futures prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, May 10, 2016 July 2016 September 2016 December 2016 March 2017 May 2017 July 2017 $3.81 3.83 3.88 3.96 4.02 4.07 Source: www.cmegroup.com.
Multinational Limited previously sold a three-year Treasury bond futures contract on the ASX Trade 24 and now wishes to close out its open position on the delivery date. Which of the following statements relating to the closing out of a futures position is not correct? Multiple Choice A new ‘buy’ contract must have the same delivery date as the original ‘sell’ contract. The company may choose to deliver the specified Treasury bonds in settlement. The clearing-house acts as counterparty to...
Trading in the 90-day bank-accepted bill contract On Tuesday 3 April 2018, you will be required to enter into four June 2018 90-day bank accepted bill contracts. You may enter into these contracts as a buyer or as a seller. Whether you enter into these contracts as a buyer or a seller will depend on your expectations as to the likely direction of short-term interest rates. Again, you should state a logical basis for entering into these contracts as a...
1. Consider the futures contract to buy/sell December gold for $500 per ounce on the New York Commodity Exchange (CMX). The contract size is 100 ounces. The initial margin is S3,000, and the maintenance margin is $1,500. 1.a. Suppose that you enter into a long futures contract to buy December for $500 per ounce on the CMX What change in the futures price will lead to a margin call? If you enter a short futures contract, what futures price will...
The initial margin requirement of an interest rate futures contract is 12% with a price of $149,841. The futures is worth $125,000 per contract. The percentage profit/loss of the investor with a short position of this futures will be _________ if the futures price becomes $145,000. Multiple Choice A.37.92% loss B. 37.92% profit C. 26.92% profit D. 26.92% loss
08. Assume the 3-month Euribor interest rate futures contract for Spa December 2020 expiry is at 95.60. The contract has a notional size of EUR 1,000,000 and one unit of trading is EUR 2,500. If you expect the 3-month interest rate in December 2020 will be 5.3% would you buy or sell the contract? Explain your reasoning and the profits you can expect if your forecast is correct. Your answer
Assume that futures contracts have zero initial margins and no daily margin calls. That is, you pay nothing or get nothing when you enter a position in the futures contracts. You pay the entire futures price when you accept delivery of the underlying asset. You get the entire futures price when you make delivery of the underlying asset. Lastly, you pay your entire loss or get your entire profit on your futures position when you close the position with an...
On 1 January you sold one March maturity S&P/ASX 200 index futures contract at a futures price of 700. If the futures price is 800 on 1 February, what is your profit? The contract multiplier is $25. In other words, the contract calls for delivery of $25 times the value of index. 1 index point move translates into a $25 change in the value of the contract. a. $100 b. -$100 c. $700 d. $2,500 e. -$2,500 Which one of...
You bought one Eurodollar futures contract, if interest rate declines, you will have a gain loss