The value of a futures contract between the times when the account is marked-to-market is:
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Between the mark-to-market account adjustments, the contract value is calculated just like that of a forward contract; it is the difference between the price at the last mark-to-market and the current futures price, (i.e. the futures price on a newly issued contract). The mark-to-market of a futures contract is the payment or receipt of funds necessary to adjust for the gains or losses on the position. This adjusts the contract price to the ‘no-arbitrage’ price currently prevailing in the market.
The value of a futures contract:
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The value of a futures contract may be positive or negative during a trading day, however when the account is marked-to-market the futures price is effectively reset to the most recent settle price so that the contract has zero value unless the equilibrium price is outside daily price change limits.
The value of a futures contract is:
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The value of a futures contract is zero when the account is marked-to-market and there is no margin call. The price of the contract is adjusted to the new ‘no-arbitrage’value, which is theoretically the same as the settle price at the end of trading, as long as price change limits have not been reached. Note that this is different from a forward contract. With a forward contract, the forward price is fixed for the life of the contract so the contract may accumulate either a positive or negative value as the forward price for new contracts changes over the life of the contract.
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