Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts. Contract size: 100 oz Price units: $/oz (a) What was the value of the contract that expires in February 2022 when the market closed? (b) Which futures contracts had a higher settle price on the previous trading day? (c) Would a speculator prefer to go short at the daily high price or the daily low price?
Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts. Contract size: 100 oz Price units: $/oz (a) What was the value of the contract that expires in February 2022 when the market closed? (b) Which futures contracts had a higher settle price on the previous trading day? (c) Would a speculator prefer to go short at the daily high price or the daily low price?
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Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts.
Contract size: 100 oz
Price units: $/oz
(a) What was the value of the contract that expires in February 2022 when the market closed?
(b) Which futures contracts had a higher settle price on the previous trading day?
(c) Would a speculator prefer to go short at the daily high price or the daily low price?

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
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