Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts. Contract size: 100 oz  Price units: $/oz (a) Which contract reached the highest price on this trading day? What was its contract value at that price?  (b) Why is the high price equal to the low price for the contract expiring in October 2022?

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Consider the following prices, volume and open interest for gold futures contracts.

Contract size: 100 oz 

Price units: $/oz

(a) Which contract reached the highest price on this trading day? What was its contract value at that price? 

(b) Why is the high price equal to the low price for the contract expiring in October 2022?

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
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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