3. You take a long position in the Gold futures on 1/15 when the futures price is 1600/oz. Each contract is for a 100 oz. The initial margin is $10,000 and the maintenance margin is $6,000. Following your trade, the market moves in the following manner. Date 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/21 Settlement Price ($/oz) 1620 1580 1540 1490 1530 1/22 a. On what day(s) do you get a margin call and what are the amounts of the margin calls?
3. You take a long position in the Gold futures on 1/15 when the futures price is 1600/oz. Each contract is for a 100 oz. The initial margin is $10,000 and the maintenance margin is $6,000. Following your trade, the market moves in the following manner. Date 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/21 Settlement Price ($/oz) 1620 1580 1540 1490 1530 1/22 a. On what day(s) do you get a margin call and what are the amounts of the margin calls?
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Transcribed Image Text:3. You take a long position in the Gold futures on 1/15 when the futures price is 1600/oz. Each contract
is for a 100 oz. The initial margin is $10,000 and the maintenance margin is $6,000. Following your trade,
the market moves in the following manner.
Date
1/16
1/17
1/18
Settlement Price ($/oz)
1620
1580
1540
1/21
1/22
1490
1530
a. On what day(s) do you get a margin call and what are the amounts of the margin calls?
Answer:
Day
Price
Daily Gain/Loss
A/c Balance
Margin Call
1/16
1620
+20*100 = +2,000
10,000+2,000=12,000
0
1/17
1580
-40*100-4,000
12,000-4,000 = 8,000
0
1/18
1540
-40*100 -4,000
8,000 -4,000 = 4,000
6,000
1/21
1490
-50*100-5,000
1/22
1530
+40*100 = +4,000
10,000-5,000 5,000
10,000+4,000=14,000
5,000
0
You get a margin call on 1/18 for 6,000 and 1/21 for 5,000
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