Suppose that Mr, Binda buys a three-month 5,000 contract to buy "commodity-X' at a futures price of 1,0000 from Mr. John. The contract requires an initial margin of $70 per contract and maintenance margin of $40 per contract. Required a) Compute the initial margin that both Mr. Binda must deposit to the clearing house. b) Compute the maintenance margin that both Mr. Binda must deposit to the clearing house.

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Chapter13: Property Transactions: Determination Of Gain Or Loss, Basis Considerations, And Nonta Xable Exchanges
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Suppose that Mr, Binda buys a three-month
5,000 contract to buy "commodity-X' at a
futures price of 1,0000 from Mr. John. The
contract requires an initial margin of $70 per
contract and maintenance margin of $40 per
contract.
Required
a)
Compute the initial margin that both Mr.
Binda must deposit to the clearing house.
b)
Compute the maintenance margin that
both Mr. Binda must deposit to the clearing
house.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that Mr, Binda buys a three-month 5,000 contract to buy "commodity-X' at a futures price of 1,0000 from Mr. John. The contract requires an initial margin of $70 per contract and maintenance margin of $40 per contract. Required a) Compute the initial margin that both Mr. Binda must deposit to the clearing house. b) Compute the maintenance margin that both Mr. Binda must deposit to the clearing house.
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