Question: PLEASE ONLY NEED ANSWER TO PART B: Given a 10% initial margin and an 80% maintenance margin, complete the following mark-to-market table. Assume that you

PLEASE ONLY NEED ANSWER TO PART B:

  1. Given a 10% initial margin and an 80% maintenance margin, complete the following mark-to-market table. Assume that you remove any excess funds that are eligible for removal. Make sure to indicate what your initial and maintenance margins are for this trade.
    1. (4)*(100,000)*(100.75%)*(0.10) = $40,300
    2. 40,300*.80 = 32,240

Day

Futures Price

Daily Gain/Loss

Cumulative Gain/Loss

Margin Account Balance

Maintenance Margin =

$__32,240_______

(indicate any deposits or withdrawals here)

Initial

100-24

N/A

N/A

$40,300

N/A

Mar 16

101-28

-1125

-1125

$39,175

N/A

Mar 17

98-10

3562.5

2437.50

$42,737.50

N/A

Mar 18

97-24

562.5

3000

$43,300

N/A

Mar 19

102-00

-4250

-1250

$39,050

N/A

Mar 20

103-16

-1500

-2750

$37,550

N/A

  1. If you wanted to take your profit or loss at the end of March 20th, what specific steps would you take to exit the market?

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