Old Economy Traders opened an account to short-sell 1,000 shares of Internet Dreams at $105 per share. The initial margin requirement was 50%. (The margin account pays no interest.) A year later, the price of Internet Dreams has risen from $105 to $110.00, and the stock has paid a dividend of $17.00 per share.
a. What is the remaining margin in the account?
Remaining margin $
b-1. What is the margin on the short position? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Short margin %
b-2. If the maintenance margin requirement is 30%, will Old Economy receive a margin call? Yes No
c. What is the rate of return on the investment? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Rate of return %
| Old Economy Traders opened an account to short-sell 1,000 shares of Internet Dreams at $105 per share. The initial margin requirement was 50%. (The margin account pays no interest.) A year later, the price of Internet Dreams has risen from $105 to $110.00, and the stock has paid a dividend of $17.00 per share. |
| a. | What is the remaining margin in the account? |
| Remaining margin | $ |
| b-1. | What is the margin on the short position? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
| Short margin | % |
| b-2. | If the maintenance margin requirement is 30%, will Old Economy receive a margin call? | ||||
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| c. | What is the rate of return on the investment? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
| Rate of return | % |
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Old Economy Traders opened an account to short-sell 1,000 shares of Internet Dreams at $45 per share. The initial margin requirement was 50%. (The margin account pays no interest.) A year later, the price of Internet Dreams has risen from $45 to $49.50, and the stock has paid a dividend of $5.40 per share.
a. What is the remaining margin in the account?
Remaining margin [ ] $
b-1. What is the margin on the short position? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Short margin [ ] %
b-2. If the maintenance margin requirement is 30%, will Old Economy receive a margin call?
| Yes | |
| No |
c. What is the rate of return on the investment? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Rate of return [ ] %
Dée Trader opens a brokerage account and purchases 400 shares of Internet Dreams at $30 per share. She borrows $5,000 from her broker to help pay for the purchase. The interest rate on the loan is 5%.
a. What is the margin in Déeâs account when she first purchases the stock?
Margin [ ] $
b-1. If the share price falls to $19 per share by the end of the year, what is the remaining margin in her account? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Remaining margin [ ] %
b-2. If the maintenance margin requirement is 30%, will she receive a margin call?
| Yes | |
| No |
c. What is the rate of return on her investment? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Rate of return [ ] %
