ABC is a hypothetical clothing company in malls. Due to fall in mall traffic during pandemic, there is skepticism amongst investors on its future performance. 30 million ABC shares were sold short of its 50 million shares outstanding. ABC share price fell from $20 to $5. The marketing campaign of ABC that switched its retail model from offline to online worked unexpectedly well. ABC's shares jumped to $22. Despite the increas in price, some investors reported a loss. What would be the possible cause? a. Short squeeze Ob. The investors have adopted a buy-and-hold strategy O c. High expected volatility O d. Long position closed out prematurely
ABC is a hypothetical clothing company in malls. Due to fall in mall traffic during pandemic, there is skepticism amongst investors on its future performance. 30 million ABC shares were sold short of its 50 million shares outstanding. ABC share price fell from $20 to $5. The marketing campaign of ABC that switched its retail model from offline to online worked unexpectedly well. ABC's shares jumped to $22. Despite the increas in price, some investors reported a loss. What would be the possible cause? a. Short squeeze Ob. The investors have adopted a buy-and-hold strategy O c. High expected volatility O d. Long position closed out prematurely
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![ABC is a hypothetical clothing company in malls.
Due to fall in mall traffic during pandemic, there is skepticism amongst investors on its future
performance. 30 million ABC shares were sold short of its 50 million shares outstanding.
ABC share price fell from $20 to $5. The marketing campaign of ABC that switched its retail model
from offline to online worked unexpectedly well. ABC's shares jumped to $22. Despite the increase
in price, some investors reported a loss. What would be the possible cause?
a. Short squeeze
O b. The investors have adopted a buy-and-hold strategy
O c. High expected volatility
O d. Long position closed out prematurely](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4d3531bd-00b5-460a-b9e4-26ddda7ae32a%2F9eef3e1e-a3f7-41a5-9150-11b568a85db8%2Fh2cavep_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:ABC is a hypothetical clothing company in malls.
Due to fall in mall traffic during pandemic, there is skepticism amongst investors on its future
performance. 30 million ABC shares were sold short of its 50 million shares outstanding.
ABC share price fell from $20 to $5. The marketing campaign of ABC that switched its retail model
from offline to online worked unexpectedly well. ABC's shares jumped to $22. Despite the increase
in price, some investors reported a loss. What would be the possible cause?
a. Short squeeze
O b. The investors have adopted a buy-and-hold strategy
O c. High expected volatility
O d. Long position closed out prematurely
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