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If, for a $1000 premium, you buy a $100,000 put option on bond futures with a strike price of 110. At the same time, for a $1000 premium, you buy a $100,000 call option on bond futures with a strike price of 110. On the expiration date, the contract price is 106. Your total profit is $______ (negative if it is a loss).
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