If You Buy a Futures Contract for U

question 68

Multiple Choice

If you buy a futures contract for U.S. Treasury bills and on the delivery date the interest rate on T-bills is lower than you expected, you will have

• A)lost money on your long position.
• B)gained money on your long position.
• C)lost money on your short position.
• D)gained money on your short position.

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Definitions:

Deferred Tax Asset

A tax benefit stemming from temporary differences between accounting and tax calculations, which will result in deductible amounts in future tax payments.

Intraperiod Tax Allocation

The apportionment of tax expense or benefit among the different parts of an entity’s financial statements, such as continuing operations and discontinued operations, within the same fiscal period.

Accelerated Depreciation

A method of depreciation in which an asset loses value at a faster rate in the initial years of its life, often used to reflect higher usage or obsolescence.

Municipal Obligations

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