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One orange juice futures contract is on 15,000 pounds of frozen concentrate. Suppose that in September 2017 a company sells a March 2019 orange juice futures contract for 120 cents per pound. At the end of December 2017, the futures price is 140 cents; at the end of December 2018, it is 110 cents; and in February 2019, it is closed out at 125 cents. The company has a December 31 year end. What is the company's profit or loss on the contract? How is it realized? What is the accounting and tax treatment of the transaction if the company is classified as (a) a hedger and (b) a speculator?

   One orange juice futures contract is on 15,000 pounds of frozen concentrate. Suppose that in September 2017 a company sells a March 2019 orange juice futures contract for 120 cents per pound. At the end of December 2017, the futures price is 140 cents; at the end of December 2018, it is 110 cents; and in February 2019, it is closed out at 125 cents. The company has a December 31 year end. What is the company's profit or loss on the contract? How is it realized? What is the accounting and tax treatment of the transaction if the company is classified as (a) a hedger and (b) a speculator?
 
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
John C. Hull 10th Edition
Chapter 2, Problem 29 ↓

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The company sells a March 2019 orange juice futures contract at 120 cents per pound in September 2017. This means the company is short on the futures contract.  Show more…

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One orange juice futures contract is on 15,000 pounds of frozen concentrate. Suppose that in September 2017 a company sells a March 2019 orange juice futures contract for 120 cents per pound. At the end of December 2017, the futures price is 140 cents; at the end of December 2018, it is 110 cents; and in February 2019, it is closed out at 125 cents. The company has a December 31 year end. What is the company's profit or loss on the contract? How is it realized? What is the accounting and tax treatment of the transaction if the company is classified as (a) a hedger and (b) a speculator?
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