Answer:
Your profit at maturity is:
= $650.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cost of purchase of soybean future contract = $5.13 per bushel
Contract size bought = 5,000 bushels
Maturity spot price = $5.26 per bushel
Profit = Selling Price Minus Purchase cost
= ($5.26 - $5.13) * 5,000
= $0.13 * 5,000
= $650
b) You will be making a profit of $650 ($0.13 * 5,000) from the sale since it was bought at $5.13 per bushel and sold at $5.26 per bushel. Therefore, a profit of $0.13 ($5.26 - $5.13) per bushel was generated.
