Question

You sell one December futures contracts when the futures price is $1,010 per unit. Each contract is on 100 units and the initial margin per contract that you provide is $2,000. The maintenance margin per contract is $1,500. During the next day the futures price falls to $1,008 per unit. What is the balance of your margin account at the end of the day? a. $3,700b. $1,800c. $2,200d. $1,500

Answer 1

b. $1800

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the balance of your margin account at the end of the day

Margin account balance=$2,000-[100*($1008-$1010)]

Margin account balance=$2,000-(100*$2)

Margin account balance=$2,000-$200

Margin account balance=$1,800

Therefore the balance of your margin account at the end of the day is $1,800