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If You Sell a Futures Contract on the S&P 500

Question 36

Question 36

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If you sell a futures contract on the S&P 500 Index at a price of 450 and the index rises to 500,you will ________.


A) lose $12,500
B) gain $12,500
C) lose $50
D) gain $50

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