Use the following corn futures quotes:
Corn 5,000 bushels
Contract Month Open High Low Settle Change Open Interest
March 455.125 457.000 451.750 452.000 -2.750 597,913
May 467.000 468.000 463.000 463.250 -2.750 137,547
July 477.000 477.500 472.500 473.000 -2.000 153,164
September 475.000 475.500 471.750 472.250 -2.000 29,258
Suppose you buy 17 of the September corn futures contracts at the last price of the day. One month from now, the futures price of this
contract is 462.375, and you close out your position. Calculate your dollar profit on this investment.
Note: A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2
decimal places.
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Dollar profit $ -860,625.00