Exhibit 13-2
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A futures contract on Treasury bond futures with a December expiration date currently trade at 103:06. The face value of a Treasury bond futures contract is $100,000. Your broker requires an initial margin of 10%.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-2. Calculate the current value of one contract.
A) $100,000
B) $103,600.5
C) $103,187.5
D) $102,306.3
E) $104,293.5

Question

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Current price is 103 6/32% of face value of $100,000
= 1.031875 ´ 100,000 = $103,187.50

Exhibit 13-2 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S)