This HW has only one problem. 1. On April 3, trader M, SHORTED two (2) gasoline futures for delivery month May for the market price of cents67.85/gallon. There are 42,000gallons in one futures. The required initial and maintenance margins per qasoline futures ara ac fnllnws: Again: Inere are 42,000 gallons in one contract. Futures prices are given in cents/gallon. 2. Trader M held the short (2 May) futures position until April 12 without trading. 3. On April 12, M offset the (2 May) futures position at the settle price of cents70.11/gallon. Also on April 12, M deposited enough money to bring the margin to $5,000. M did not withdraw the $5,000 from the margin account and did not trade until April 18. 4. On April 18, M SHORTED four (4) June gasoline futures for cents69.33/gallon and deposited $3,000 in the margin account to satisfy the initial margin requirement of (4)($2,000)=$8,000. (Recall that M kept $5,000 in the margin account.) 5. M did not trade on April 19 and April 20. On April 21, M quit the market by offsetting the short (4 June futures) position for the market price of cents71.18/gallon and withdrew the funds from the margin account. Again: the prices in the table are in cents per gallon. This HW has only one problem. 1. On April 3, trader M, SHORTED two (2) gasoline futures for delivery month May for the market price of cents67.85/gallon. There are 42,000gallons in one futures. The required initial and maintenance margins per qasoline futures ara ac fnllnws: Again: Inere are 42,000 gallons in one contract. Futures prices are given in cents/gallon. 2. Trader M held the short (2 May) futures position until April 12 without trading. 3. On April 12, M offset the (2 May) futures position at the settle price of cents70.11/gallon. Also on April 12, M deposited enough money to bring the margin to $5,000. M did not withdraw the $5,000 from the margin account and did not trade until April 18. 4. On April 18, M SHORTED four (4) June gasoline futures for cents69.33/gallon and deposited $3,000 in the margin account to satisfy the initial margin requirement of (4)($2,000)=$8,000. (Recall that M kept $5,000 in the margin account.) 5. M did not trade on April 19 and April 20. On April 21, M quit the market by offsetting the short (4 June futures) position for the market price of cents71.18/gallon and withdrew the funds from the margin account. Again: the prices in the table are in cents per gallon