| Using figure 14.1, answer the following questions: |
| a. | What was the settle price for July 2012 coffee futures on this date? What is the total dollar value of this contract at the close of trading for the day? (Input all amounts as positive values. Enter your Settle price in dollars rounded to 4 decimal places and and Dollar value answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
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| Settle price | $ |
| Dollar value | $ |
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| b. | What was the settle price for June 2012 gasoline futures on this date? If you held 10 contracts, what is the total dollar value of your futures position? (Input all amounts as positive values. Enter your Settle price in dollars rounded to 4 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
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| Settle price | $ |
| Dollar value | $ |
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| c-1. | Suppose you held an open position of 25 September 2012 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures on this day. What is the change in the total dollar value of your position for this days trading? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| c-2. | If you held a long position, would this represent a profit or a loss to you? |
| d. | Suppose you are short 10 December 2012 soybean oil futures contracts. Would you have made a profit or a loss on this day? |
Futures Contracts wsJ.com/commodities Contract Metal &Petroleum Futures Contract Coffee acE-US)-ST,500bssoents per lb. Settle it berus T 166.10 166.90 7.60 71.795 Copper-High 176.90 T 167.40 69.15 3.4700 3. 3.3980 -0.089 Sugar-World acE-US)- 3.4640 3.4775 33865 3.3960 -0.0910 79,269 July 9.84 9.36 (Oct 20.22 20.22 19.80 19.98 1534.40 1548.10 28.20 Sugar DomesticaCE-US). .40 1568.50 1548.40 28.20 50.173 30.60 1570.00 157040 1535.00 1550.60 29,222 50 157350 80 1554.70 -28.20 Cotton CICE-US-50000lbs:cents per Ib Feb'13 157080 155670 00 157450 548.00 1560.70 -28.30 .40 71.40 Orange Juice ICE-US) IS,000 Ibs oentsperl. 566.00 156600 08,90 108,90 -5.50 566.00 1566.00 36.25 1550.60 28.20 1108 111.00 104.70 107,55 1560.25 1564.25 1548.50 1552.60 -28.20 55100 1551.00 1546,50 1554,70 28,20 Interest Rate Futures 00.000 pts32nds 100% 586.06 591.10 -24.45 60880 61 47-020 118-090 1.16.0 634,886 607.00 608.50 F 005 594,30 24.30 Platinum NYM) 50 1445.00 1448.90 1414.10 -44.30 132-135 32-125 132 1446.90 1446.90 1414.10 1418.00 -43.80 SYr. Silver 2.680 27.740 123-275 124-04 6.2 1.307,013 300 27,508 -0 277 123-185 123-26 116797 27.080 2 9 -0,660 2Yr. 2900 trayos June 920,925 938 27,519 -0.660 222 30Day Federal Funds (CBT-ss000,000 loo-day Sept 27,713 27,571 -0,662 99843 27525 27.632 -0.665 99835 Crude Oil, Light SweetaNYM0-1.000 bbls. Sperbbl. 0Yr.Int. Rate Swaps (CBT-s00,000 pts 32ndsofloob 54 9172 T 89,90 195 119.344 119.250 91.99 92.00 195 688 118,688 688 118609 92.29 92.30 89.90 90,50 193 Month Libor (CME) $000,000 ptsof100% 92.80 90.63 91.25 99,7300 99,7300 99,7250 99,7300 6656 June 13 92.00 92.42 T 90.44 1.63 99.7050 99.7075 99.7050 997100 90.96 91.24 r 89.31 90.09 .000,000, 00, Heating on No. 20YM) 42.000gaLSpergal 995050 99.5100 969,157 June 28615 28033 99A200 4400 99.4000 99,4200 927,132 28076 2.815 99.3660 99. 99,3400 99,3600 956703 Gasoline NYRBOB 9.3100 99.3200 2.9457 2.8660 2. Currency Futures 28625 2.8654 2.3015 Japanese Yen (CME) -V12,500.000 Sper100V Natural Gas NYM-oo00MMBtu sperMMato June 1.2589 140,864 2.6 2.737 .030 58,389 Sept 1.2495 1,175 2.796 2.806 264,056 Canadian Dollar (CME) CAD100,000:$ per CAD 2,800 2846 .019 9795 9748 2.875 2.76 152, 9759 9712 2937 2933 018 British Pound Sept 49 15767 Agriculture Futures Swiss Franc (CME) CHF125000$ perCHF Corn(CB). 000 cents perbu. June 0559 1.0593 .0121 601.25 611.00 588.50 603.50 650 .0562 1.0614 T 1.0483 524.25 527.00 513,75 523.00 378,842 Australian Dollar (CME) AUD100,000$ per AUD Ethanol (CBT-29,000 gal:$pergl. 0108 138,981 2.100 2.135 June 917 Aug 2.130 2.13 0099 Oats (CBT) 5000 bucottsparba. Mexican Peso(CME) MDN500,000, 333.50 334 343.00 343.00 335.00 335.50 ,07100.0 8 ,07025 Euro (CME 125.000, 1.00 1362.50 269,115 June .0146 372,728 1281.00 1282.25 1251.25 1257.75 2450 242132 Sept 33 1.2559 1.2585 0146 3,657 Soybean Meal CBT-100 Yen CICE-us-cr June 97,30 40580 99.9 4,764 0 360.80 2.70 Euro/British Pound aCE-US)-E125,000; Soybean Oil 40 5055 T 48,91 Euro/Swiss FrancoCE-tus) Ezso00 CHF per AB 5149 49.93 Rough Rice CBT) Index Futures .00 1539.00 501.50 1507.00 1750 59.00 1559.00 1533.00 1632.00 DJ Industrial A 17.00 (CBT)-$101 index 12466 Wheat (CBT-5000 bu; cents per bu. 12490 12490 12395 683.00 685.00 665.50 20.00 Mini DJ Industrial Average(CBT-SSK index 714.00 716.00 112,289 486 12466 99269 72919 Sept 12395 2614 68700 70 686,50 S&P500 Index(CME)- 736.00 736.75 14.75 $250x inde 1315.5013 WheataMPLS)-8000 busants perb. 0,80 780,50 784 MiniS&P500(OMI) $50rindea 772.75 1315.50 1315.75 00 2942,926 Cattle-Feeder(CME)-50,000 lbssosntsperb. 1287.75 13 152.425 Mini S&P Midcap 400(CME-$1001index 160.050 160.325 158.275 158.475 .650 0 933.30 912.20 931.30 6.20 105,496 Cattle Live CME -0,000lb cents perlb Nasdaq 100 CHE $N00xindex 9.425 2498.00 2540.50 22,366 21.000 121.250 118,950 119,500 1,775 131,317 000 Hogs-Lean (CME-40000 bs:cents per B 25523 2540.5 5.3 5548 2494 85.700 86.225 85,550 Mini Russell 2000 Lumber (CME)-110,000bd, Sper 1.000 bodit 84.10 287.00 290 Sept 748.10 76170 759.500 Sept 287,400 Mini Russelll000oCE US-$10oxindex Milk (CME-200.000 cents perb. 21.90 728.30 14.60 15.2 15.21 4,69 15.23 0.S. Dollar IndexaCE-US) $4000xinder June 544 15,79 15.3 4683 82.36 A Cocoa OCE-US) 10metrictonR$person, 82.20 82.76A 82.66 .63 2165 2,172 2,124 2,175 2,186 2,117 2,141 Source: SIX Telekurs Source: The Wall Street Joumal May 22, 2012. Reprinted wi h perm ssion of The Wa Street Journal. 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide