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Chapter 3.9, Problem 1EQ
Suppose you sell short 100 shares of stock initially selling for $100 a share. Your initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the stock. You receive no interest on The funds placed in your margin account.
a. How much do you need to contribute to your margin account?
b. What will be your
(assume the stock pays no dividends)? (i) $90; (ii) 100; (iii) 110.
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.Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account.
a.If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends.
b.If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call?
c.Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $1 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid.13.
Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account.
a. if you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: $22, $20, and $18? Assume that Xtel's pays no dividends.
b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel's price rise before you get a margin call?
c. Redo parts a and b but now assume that Xtel has paid a year end dividend of $1 per share. The pruces in part a should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is prices after the dividend has been paid.
Suppose that you sell short 1000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $50 per share, and give your broker $40,000 to establish your margin account.
a. If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $55; (ii) $50; (iii) $46? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
c. Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $2 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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ESSENTIALS OF INVESTMENTS>LL<+CONNECT
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