On Monday morning you sell one June T-bond futures contract at $97,843.75. The contract's face value is $100,000. The initial margin requirement is $2,700, and the maintenance margin requirement is $2,000 per contract. Use the following price data to answer the following questions.      Day   Settle   Monday $ 97,406.25   Tuesday $ 98,000.00   Wednesday $ 100,000.00       After Monday's close the balance on your margin account will be ________.

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On Monday morning you sell one June T-bond futures contract at $97,843.75. The contract's face value is $100,000. The initial margin requirement is $2,700, and the maintenance margin requirement is $2,000 per contract. Use the following price data to answer the following questions.

 

 

 Day

 

Settle

 

Monday

$

97,406.25

 

Tuesday

$

98,000.00

 

Wednesday

$

100,000.00

 

 

 

After Monday's close the balance on your margin account will be ________.

 

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