International Financial Management
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ISBN: 9780357130698
Author: Madura
Publisher: Cengage
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume today's settlement price on a CME EUR futures contract is $1.3172 per euro. You have a long
position in one contract. EUR125,000 is the contract size of one EUR contract. Your performance bond
account currently has a balance of $3,300. The next three days' settlement prices are $1.3158,
$1.3165, and $1.3081. Calculate the changes in the performance bond account from daily marking-to-
market and the balance of the performance bond account after the third day.
Required:
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
Balance of the performance bond account
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