How to calculate the profit of crude oil futures? Take the Gulf War as an example. If I have $200 million to short oil, I will make a profit when the crude oil drops from 48 to 26 per barrel.
Net profit: (48-26)/48 * 2 *100 = 965438+67 million USD. Total remaining funds: 91.67+2 = $9.367 billion.
You mean the occupation deposit of $200 million, which is a leverage of 100 times.
What about the lever? That is to enlarge the profit 100 times and the risk 100 times.