On Monday Morning You Sell One June T-Bond Futures Contract

question 34

Multiple Choice

On Monday morning you sell one June T-bond futures contract at $97,843.75. The contract's face value is $100,000. The initial margin requirement is $2,700, and the maintenance margin requirement is $2,000 per contract. Use the following price data to answer the following questions.

The cumulative rate of return on your investment after Wednesday is a ________.

• A) 79.9% loss
• B) 2.6% loss
• C) 33% gain
• D) 53.9% loss

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