The phrase 'whatever balance is owing' in a written agreement concerning funds deposited into a futures trading account was construed as referring to the balance of the trading account rather than the balance of a loan, where surrounding circumstances known to both parties showed the borrower had no capacity to repay the full amount on short notice and both parties understood the risks of trading losses.
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