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 $2,000 per contract. Use the following price data to answer the following questions. DaySettleMonday$ 97,406.25Tuesday$ 98,000.00Wednesday$ 100,000.00   The cumulative rate of return on your investment after Wednesday is a __________.   Multiple Choice   79.86% loss   2.63% loss   33.00% gain   53.95% loss

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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.

DaySettleMonday$ 97,406.25Tuesday$ 98,000.00Wednesday$ 100,000.00

 

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

 

Multiple Choice

 

79.86% loss

 

2.63% loss

 

33.00% gain

 

53.95% loss

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