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1 Mechanics of Futures Markets Chapter 2

2 Futures Contracts Available on a wide range of underlyings Exchange traded Specifications need to be defined: –What can be delivered, –Where it can be delivered, & –When it can be delivered Settled daily

3 Margins A margin is cash or marketable securities deposited by an investor with his or her broker The balance in the margin account is adjusted to reflect daily settlement Margins minimize the possibility of a loss through a default on a contract

4 Example of a Futures Trade An investor takes a long position in 2 December gold futures contracts on June 5 –contract size is 100 oz. –futures price is US$400 –margin requirement is US$2,000/contract (US$4,000 in total) –maintenance margin is US$1,500/contract (US$3,000 in total)

5 A Possible Outcome Table 2.1, Page 27 DailyCumulativeMargin FuturesGain AccountMargin Price(Loss) BalanceCall Day(US$) ,000 5-Jun397.00(600) 3, Jun393.30(420) (1,340) 2,6601, Jun387.00(1,140) (2,600) 2,7401, Jun (1,540) 5, = 4,000 3,000 + = 4,000 <

6 Other Key Points About Futures They are settled daily Closing out a futures position involves entering into an offsetting trade Most contracts are closed out before maturity

7 Collateralization in OTC Markets It is becoming increasingly common for contracts to be collateralized in OTC markets They are then similar to futures contracts in that they are settled regularly (e.g. every day or every week)

8 Delivery If a futures contract is not closed out before maturity, it is usually settled by delivering the assets underlying the contract. When there are alternatives about what is delivered, where it is delivered, and when it is delivered, the party with the short position chooses. A few contracts (for example, those on stock indices and Eurodollars) are settled in cash

9 Some Terminology Open interest: the total number of contracts outstanding –equal to number of long positions or number of short positions Settlement price: the price just before the final bell each day –used for the daily settlement process Volume of trading: the number of trades in 1 day

10 Convergence of Futures to Spot (Figure 2.1, page 26) Time (a)(b) Futures Price Futures Price Spot Price

11 Questions When a new trade is completed what are the possible effects on the open interest? Can the volume of trading in a day be greater than the open interest?

12 Regulation of Futures Regulation is designed to protect the public interest Regulators try to prevent questionable trading practices by either individuals on the floor of the exchange or outside groups

13 Accounting & Tax It is logical to recognize hedging profits (losses) at the same time as the losses (profits) on the item being hedged It is logical to recognize profits and losses from speculation on a mark to market basis Roughly speaking, this is what the accounting and tax treatment of futures in the U.S.and many other countries attempts to achieve

14 Forward Contracts A forward contract is an OTC agreement to buy or sell an asset at a certain time in the future for a certain price There is no daily settlement (unless a collateralization agreement requires it). At the end of the life of the contract one party buys the asset for the agreed price from the other party

15 Profit from a Long Forward or Futures Position Profit Price of Underlying at Maturity

16 Profit from a Short Forward or Futures Position Profit Price of Underlying at Maturity

17 Forward Contracts vs Futures Contracts Private contract between 2 partiesExchange traded Not standardized Standard contract Usually 1 specified delivery date Range of delivery dates Settled at maturity Settled daily Delivery or final cash settlement usually occurs Contract usually closed out prior to maturity FORWARDSFUTURES TABLE 2.3 (p. 41) Some credit riskVirtually no credit risk

18 Foreign Exchange Quotes Futures exchange rates are quoted as the number of USD per unit of the foreign currency Forward exchange rates are quoted in the same way as spot exchange rates. This means that GBP, EUR, AUD, and NZD are USD per unit of foreign currency. Other currencies (e.g., CAD and JPY) are quoted as units of the foreign currency per USD.