Margin Requirements on Commodities Contracts

question 42

Multiple Choice

Margin requirements on commodities contracts:

• A)are much higher than those on common stock transactions.
• B)vary over time, and even among exchanges, for a given commodity.
• C)typically are 2-10% of the value of the contract.
• D)None of the above are true

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Scan Time

The time required to read all inputs, execute the control program, and update local and remote input and output statuses. Scan time is, in effect, the time required to activate an output controlled by programmed logic.

Input Module

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