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How to Read an Account Statement
By: Rick Thachuk   Wednesday, August 08, 2007 10:52 PM
Sectors: Learning Curve
 
ACCOUNT STATEMENT - SAMPLE
===================================================================
 
YOUR NAME YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER 2/26/99 [1]
 
2/26/99 US DOLLARS FUNDS-SEGREGATED ACCOUNTS 48,212.50 [2]
 
- - -BUY SELL - - - - - - C O N F I R M A T I O N - - - - - - - - - - 
 
THE FOLLOWING TRADES ARE CONFIRMED AS OF DATE INDICATED.
 
2/25 1 JUN99 NYMEX CRUDE OIL 12.44 [3]
 *1 COMM/FEE 17.50- 
 
2/25 1 MAY99 COTTON P 590 1.90 950.00 [4]
 * 1* COMM/FEE 17.50- PREM 950.00 * 
 EXP 5/07/99 LST TRD 4/16/99 
 
- - -BUY SELL - - - - P U R C H A S E & S A L E - - - - - - - - 
 
1/25 1 MAY99 COTTON P 590 2.45 [5]
2/25 1 MAY99 COTTON P 590 1.90 
 1* 1* P & S .00 * 
 
- LONG SHORT- - - - - O P E N P O S I T I O N S - - - - - - - - - 
 
2/25 1 JUN99 NYMEX CRUDE OIL 12.44 80.00 [6]
 1* * AVG 12.44 STL 12.52 80.00* 
 
1/25 1 MAR99 CBT SOYBNS 5.17 3,362.50- [7]
 1* * AVG 5.17000 STL 4.49 3/4 3,362.50-* 
 
1/26 1 MAR99 IMM C-DLLR P 660 .800 220.00 [8]
 1* * AVG .80000 STL .220 220.00 * 
 EXP 3/05/99 LST TRD 3/05/99 
 
 
 - - - - - - - A C C O U N T T O T A L S - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
 *-* LONG OPTION MKT VALUE 220.00 [9]
 *-* 2,700.00 INIT EXC/DEF(-) OTE 3,282.50-* 
 *-* 2,000.00 MAINT 43145.00 TE 45,845.00 * 
 *-* AVAIL SPAN NOV .00 * 
 *-* NET LIQUIDITY 46,065.00 **
 
- - - - - P R O F I T & L O S S S U M M A R Y - - - - - - - - 
 
 FUT P&L OPT LONG OPT SHORT [10]
 ------- -------- --------- 
MTD 4672.50 2500.00 2500.00
YTD 4672.50 7660.00 2500.00 
 
 COMMISSION FEES 
 ---------- ---- 
MTD 245.00- .00 
YTD 367.50- .00 

[1]
Statement date of the account.

[2]
Starting balance of the account.

[3]
Confirmation of a futures transaction on the previous day. Customer bought one June 1999 NYMEX crude oil contract at a price of 12.44. Paid fictitious commission of $17.50 which is half of the fictitious $35 roundturn commission per contract.

[4]
Confirmation of an options transaction on the previous day. Customer sold one May 1999 NYCE cotton put option having a strike price of 590. Premium received is 1.90 which is equal to $950.

[5]
Results of a completed transaction, in this case, an option transaction. The cotton put option sold above closed a trade that was initially entered into on Jan. 25 at which time the customer bought a May 1999 cotton put option having strike price of 590.



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