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Can you please do 25,and26 25. Which of the following items is NOT specified in

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Question

Can you please do 25,and26 25. Which of the following items is NOT specified in a futures contract? a. Contract size b. Quality of the asset/commodity. c. Settlement price. d. Delivery date. e. Market price at the delivery date. 26. You purchased one silver future contract at $10 per ounce. What would be your profit (loss) at maturity if the silver spot price at that time is $8.10 per ounce? Assume the contract size is 5,000 ounces and there are no transactions costs. a. $1.90 profit b. $9,500 profit c. $1.90 loss d. $9,500 loss e. None of these is correct.

Explanation / Answer

25 e. market price at the delivery date (this is a variable factor that cannt be predicted)

26. loss = (10-8.10)*5000 = 9500 loss