Fred Has Just Sold Short 3 Contracts of May Wheat

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Essay

Fred has just sold short 3 contracts of May wheat on the CBT. These are 5,000 bushel contracts. The initial deposit is $1,500 per contract with a maintenance margin of $1,200.
(a) What is Fred's total initial margin?
(b) How much of an increase in the price of wheat is necessary to cause a margin call?

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Definitions:

Capital Outlay

The amount of money spent on acquiring or improving fixed assets, such as buildings, equipment, and land.

Black-Scholes Option-pricing Model

A mathematical model for pricing European call and put options, using factors like the stock's price, exercise price, risk-free rate, and time to expiration.

Dividend Payouts

Distributions made to shareholders by a company, typically from earnings.

Time Value

The portion of an option's price that exceeds its intrinsic value, representing the potential for additional value based on time remaining until expiration.