Dudley Savings Bank wishes to take a position in Treasury bond futures contracts, which currently have a quote of 107 − 100. Dudley Savings thinks interest rates will go down over the period of investment. The face value of the bond underlying the futures contract is $100,000.
A. Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts increases to 107 − 220.
B. Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts decreases to 106 − 280.