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Dudley Savings Bank wishes to take a position in Treasury bond futures contracts, which currently have a quote of 112 ? 100. Dudley Savings thinks interest rates will go down over the period of investment. The face value of the bond underlying the futures contract is $100,000.
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Should the bank go long or short on the futures contracts? |
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| b. |
Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts increases to 112 ? 270. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
| Â Â Net profit | $Â Â Â |
| c. |
Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts decreases to 111 ? 300. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
| Â Â Net profit | $Â |
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