PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition 8006 Question # 77 Topic 8 Discussion

PRMIA Exam I: Finance Theory Financial Instruments Financial Markets - 2015 Edition 8006 Question # 77 Topic 8 Discussion

8006 Exam Topic 8 Question 77 Discussion:
Question #: 77
Topic #: 8

A fund manager buys a gold futures contract at $1000 per troy ounce, each contract being worth 100 ounces of gold. Initial margin is $5,000 per contract, and the exchange requires a maintenance margin to be maintained at $4,000 per contract. Prices fall the next day to $980. What is the margin call the fund manager faces in respect of daily variation margin ?


A.

$1000


B.

$2000


C.

$7000


D.

$0


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