You purchase a Treasury-bond futures contract with an initial margin requirement of 15% and a futures price

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You purchase a Treasury-bond futures contract with an initial margin requirement of 15% and a futures price of $115,098. The contract is traded on a $100,000 underlying par value bond. If the futures price falls to $108,000, what will be the percentage loss on your position?

Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Essentials of Investments

ISBN: 978-0078034695

9th edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus

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