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A copper futures contract requires the long trader to buy £ 25,000 of copper. The trader buys one November copper futures contract at $ 0.75 per pound. According to historical data, copper prices moved in the range of $ 0.53-0.87 per pound. The market is confident that this trend will continue in the future. What is the maximum loss this trader can have? Another trader sells one November copper futures contract. What is the maximum loss this short trader can have?
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