TGT is currently trading at $40 per share. You decide to buy 1,000 shares on margin with a margin percentage of 70%. Your margin loan carries an interest rate of 10% p.a. One year from today, you sell TGT at $50 per share. Your Net Profit is $__________ and you had a return of________%.
TGT is currently trading at $40 per share. You decide to buy 1,000 shares on margin...
Suppose that XYZ currently is trading at $20 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase cost from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8%. a) What is your rate of return if the price of XYZ immediately changes to $22? b) With the same information on stock XYZ and your initial margin above, assume a year has passed. How low can XYZ's price per share fall...
11. Suppose that Intel currently is selling at $40 per share. You buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on n/bkm the margin loan is 8% a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Intel immediately changes to: (i) $44; (ii) $40; (iii) $362 What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change...
Indexes & Trading 1. The price of Facebook stock is currently at $56.51 and you decide to buy 160 shares on margin. You borrow $1,500 from your broker and finance the remainder of the purchase with your own cash. a. What is your margin (as a decimal value)? b. If the price rises to $60, and the interest you have to pay on the broker's loan is 3%, what is the net return (as a decimal value)? c. If the...
You sold short 1,000 shares of a stock at $46 per share. The initial margin is 50%. a) At what stock price would you receive a margin call if the maintenance margin is 35%? (do not consider dividends in question a) b) Assume that the stock paid a $0.25 dividend per share each quarter, what is the rate of return if you buy to cover the shares at $40 per share at the end of the quarter?
You believe that the stock of Cara Corporation is overpriced and decide to sell 1,000 shares short at $80. You have posted 50% margin as required. If the stock price drops to $70 per share, what will be the percentage margin on your account? If the stock price increases to $90 per share, what will be the percentage margin on your account? How much can the stock price rise before a margin call if the maintenance margin is 25%?
Today you short sell 500 shares of Stock Z, which is trading at $30 per share. Stock Z does not pay any dividend, and the interest rate is 0%. (a) The initial margin is 40%. What is the amount of equity in your account? (b) A day later you receive a margin call, when the price is $40. What is the maintenance margin? (You will not receive a margin call if the price is $39.99.) (c) When you receive the margin call at $40,...
You’ve borrowed $20,000 on margin to buy shares in Disney, which is now selling at $40 per share. Your account starts at the initial margin requirement of 50%. The maintenance margin is 35%. Two days later, the stock price falls to $35 per share. Will you receive a margin call? (Hint: Use the statement "Your account starts at the initial margin requirement of 50%" to figure out how many Disney shares you purchased.) How far can the price of Disney...
You buy 100 shares of stock XYZ at $50/share on margin. Your broker makes you deposit 50% of the cost into your margin account and you borrow the remaining 50% from your broker at 0% interest. When you close out your position, you sell all 100 shares of XYZ for $45 dollars and repay the loan. What was your return on the investment? (it's not -10%)
The price of Facebook stock is currently at $56.51 and you decide to buy 130 shares on margin. You borrow $1,500 from your broker and finance the remainder of the purchase with your own cash. a.What is your margin (as a decimal value)? b.If the price rises to $60, and the interest you have to pay on the broker's loan is 1%, what is the net return (as a decimal value)? c.If the broker's maintenance margin is 40%, what is...
Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $44 per share. You buy 500 shares using $18,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 7%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $50.60; (ii) $44; (iii) $37.40? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the...