If You Took a Short Position in Two S&P 500

question 21

Multiple Choice

If you took a short position in two S&P 500 futures contracts at a price of 1,510 and closed the position when the index futures was 1,492, you incurred

• A) a gain of $9,000.
• B) a loss of $9,000.
• C) a loss of $18,000.
• D) a gain of $18,000.
• E) None of the options are correct.

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