On Monday morning, your buy one CME British Pound futures contract (i.e., you sell BP)...

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On Monday morning, your buy one CME British Pound futures contract (i.e., you sell

BP) containing BP 62,500 at a price of $1.4118. Suppose the broker requires an initial margin of $1,925 and a maintenance margin of $1,750. The settlement prices for Monday through Friday are $1.4108, $1.4118, $1.4085, $1.4076, and $1.4072, respectively. Assume that you begin with an initial balance of $2,000. Fill out the following tables. Make sure you show your calculation. (To get exact answers, show 4 digits after the decimal point. If your calculation cant show 4 digits after the decimal point, use excel spread sheet for the calculation)

Monday

Morning

Monday

Close

Tuesday

Close

Wednesday

Close

Thursday

Close

Friday

Close

Future price

$1.4118

$1.4108

$1.4118

$1.4085

$1.4076

$1.4072

Daily gain/Loss

Remaining

Balance

Variation Margin

Balance

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