What price change would lead to a margin call


An investor enters into two long July futures contracts on orange juice. Each contract is for the delivery of 15, 000 pounds. The current futures price is 160 cents per pound, the initial margin is $6, 000 per contract, and the maintenance margin is $4, 500 per contract. What price change would lead to a margin call? Under what circumstances could $2,000 be withdrawn from the margin account?

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