Trader enters into short cotton futures contract

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A trader enters into a short cotton futures contract when the futures price is $0.500 per pound.

The contract is for the delivery of 50,000 pounds. How much does the trader gain if the cotton price at the end of the contract is $0.475 per pound? (enter gains as positive and losses as negative)

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