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Gold is trading at a one-year futures price of $2,005 per troy ounce. A futures contract comprises 100 troy ounces. The initial margin is $50,125 and the maintenance margin is $32,080. You are short one futures contract. There is a margin call when the price per troy ounce of gold changes to:
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A) $1,967
B) $2,207
C) $1,858
D) $2,120
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