For a Futures Contract Trading in April 2012,the Open Interest

question 14

Multiple Choice

For a futures contract trading in April 2012,the open interest for a June 2012 contract,when compared to the open interest for Sept 2012 contracts,is usually

• A)Higher
• B)Lower
• C)The same
• D)Equally likely to be higher or lower

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Independent Variable

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