If a soybean futures contract size is 5,000 bushels, how many bushels are in three contracts?

If a soybean futures contract size is 5,000 bushels, how many bushels are in three contracts?

• A. 5,000
• B. 10,000
• C. 15,000
• D. 20,000

Answer: (C)

Futures contract size tells you how many units of the commodity each contract represents. To find the total quantity when you hold multiple contracts, multiply the contract size by the number of contracts. Here, each contract is 5,000 bushels, and you have three contracts, so the total is 3 × 5,000 = 15,000 bushels. This reflects your overall exposure or delivery obligation. If you had one contract, it would be 5,000 bushels; two would be 10,000; three is 15,000; four would be 20,000.

Futures contract size tells you how many units of the commodity each contract represents. To find the total quantity when you hold multiple contracts, multiply the contract size by the number of contracts. Here, each contract is 5,000 bushels, and you have three contracts, so the total is 3 × 5,000 = 15,000 bushels. This reflects your overall exposure or delivery obligation. If you had one contract, it would be 5,000 bushels; two would be 10,000; three is 15,000; four would be 20,000.