Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts. Contract size: 100 oz  Price units: $/oz (a) Which contract reached the highest price on this trading day? What was its contract value at that price?  (b) Why is the high price equal to the low price for the contract expiring in October 2022?

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Chapter14: Financing Liabilities: Bonds And Long-term Notes Payable
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 16P: Tenth National Bank has a 200,000, 12% note receivable from Priday Company that is due on December...
icon
Related questions
Question

Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts.

Contract size: 100 oz 

Price units: $/oz

(a) Which contract reached the highest price on this trading day? What was its contract value at that price? 

(b) Why is the high price equal to the low price for the contract expiring in October 2022?

Contract
Last
Change
Open
High
Low
Previous
Volume
Open Int
+ GCY00 (Cash)
+ GCQ21 (Aug '21)
+ GCU21 (Sep '21)
+ GCV21 (Oct '21)
+ GCZ21 (Dec '21)
+ GCG2 (Feb '22)
1,704.61
-58.55
1,763.20
1,763.43
1,693.69
1,763.16
388
N/A
1,708.6
-51.4
1,753.5
1,753.8
1,692.6
1,760.0
53
1,400
1,708.3
-52.0
1,762.8
1,762.8
1,690.1
1,760.3
391
1,693
1,709.0
-52.1
1,763.0
1,763.0
1,676.4
1,761.1
2,603
46,484
1,712.4
-50.7
1,765.0
1,765.7
1,677.9
1,763.1
38,976
397,639
1,713.0
-52.1
1,766.0
1,766.4
1,680.0
1,765.1
318
22,695
GCJ22 (Apr 22)
1,702.8
-64.4
1,762.8
1,763.2
1,682.4
1,767.2
155
7,769
+ GCM22 (Jun '22)
+ GCQ22 (Aug '22)
1,719.1
-49.9
1,771.0
1,771.0
1,704.3
1,769.0
39
5,509
1,710.2
-60.6
1,710.2
1,710.2
1,710.2
1,770.8
2
604
+ GCV22 (Oct '22)
1,739.1
-33.4
1,739.1
1,739.1
1,739.1
1,772.5
1
359
+ GCZ22 (Dec '22)
1,709.3
-65.0
1,774.9
1,774.9
1,703.0
1,774.3
22
1,451
Transcribed Image Text:Contract Last Change Open High Low Previous Volume Open Int + GCY00 (Cash) + GCQ21 (Aug '21) + GCU21 (Sep '21) + GCV21 (Oct '21) + GCZ21 (Dec '21) + GCG2 (Feb '22) 1,704.61 -58.55 1,763.20 1,763.43 1,693.69 1,763.16 388 N/A 1,708.6 -51.4 1,753.5 1,753.8 1,692.6 1,760.0 53 1,400 1,708.3 -52.0 1,762.8 1,762.8 1,690.1 1,760.3 391 1,693 1,709.0 -52.1 1,763.0 1,763.0 1,676.4 1,761.1 2,603 46,484 1,712.4 -50.7 1,765.0 1,765.7 1,677.9 1,763.1 38,976 397,639 1,713.0 -52.1 1,766.0 1,766.4 1,680.0 1,765.1 318 22,695 GCJ22 (Apr 22) 1,702.8 -64.4 1,762.8 1,763.2 1,682.4 1,767.2 155 7,769 + GCM22 (Jun '22) + GCQ22 (Aug '22) 1,719.1 -49.9 1,771.0 1,771.0 1,704.3 1,769.0 39 5,509 1,710.2 -60.6 1,710.2 1,710.2 1,710.2 1,770.8 2 604 + GCV22 (Oct '22) 1,739.1 -33.4 1,739.1 1,739.1 1,739.1 1,772.5 1 359 + GCZ22 (Dec '22) 1,709.3 -65.0 1,774.9 1,774.9 1,703.0 1,774.3 22 1,451
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Forwards and Futures
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning