Assume that you are a customer who opened an account with a brokerage firm. Assume today is th nd you placed orders to buy 25 June Oil Futures Contracts at the newly opened DIFC Futures E which does all deals in USD. Assume each contract is equal to 1000 barrels of Dubai Crude Oil. ontract is $3500 and maintenance margin is $3200. Your broker purchased each June Futures c f $42 on the 15th May. IFC follows a marking to market process with daily settlement and cumulative balance Settlement Prices 42.5 th May 43 th May 41 th May 44.5 th May 46 th May 45 h May at is your account balance on 18th May pu do an offset on the 20h May, calculate your gain or loss.

Assume that you are a customer who opened an account with a brokerage firm. Assume today is th nd you placed orders to buy 25 June Oil Futures Contracts at the newly opened DIFC Futures E which does all deals in USD. Assume each contract is equal to 1000 barrels of Dubai Crude Oil. ontract is $3500 and maintenance margin is $3200. Your broker purchased each June Futures c f $42 on the 15th May. IFC follows a marking to market process with daily settlement and cumulative balance Settlement Prices 42.5 th May 43 th May 41 th May 44.5 th May 46 th May 45 h May at is your account balance on 18th May pu do an offset on the 20h May, calculate your gain or loss.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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