(a)
Adequate information:
Number of shares short sell are100, and
Current market price of share is $200.
To compute:
The maximum possible loss on short sale.
Introduction:
Normally, an investor would first buy a stock and later on sell it but in short sale the order is reversed. In short sale firstly, an investor sells a stock and buys it later. A short sale allows investor to earn profit from decline in stock prices. In short selling, an investor borrows a stock from broker and sells it in the market, later, the short seller purchases the same stock in order to replace the stock that was borrowed.
(b)
Adequate information:
Number of shares short sell is 100.
Current market price of share is $200.
Stop buy order is placed at $210.
To compute:
The maximum possible loss on short sale if investor places stop buy order at $210.
Introduction:
Normally, an investor would first buy a stock and lateron sell it but in short sale the order is reversed. In short sale firstly, an investor sells a stock and lateron buys it. A short sale allows investor to earn profit from decline in stock prices. In short selling, an investor borrows a stock from broker and sells it in the market, lateron, the short seller purchases the same stock in order to replace the stock that was borrowed.
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