You are bearish on Telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $44 per share.a. How much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker's initial margin requirement is 50% of thevalue of the short position?Initial marginb. How high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the shortposition? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)Stock price reaches

Answer a. In a short sale, the Broker must keep the sale account till the investor close the deal…

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