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Assume you sold short 100 shares of common stock at $70 per share. The initial margin is 50%. what would be the maintena...

Assume you sold short 100 shares of common stock at $70 per share. The initial margin is 50%. what would be the maintenance margin if a margin call is made at a price of $85?

a.40.5%

b.20.5%

c.35.5%

d.23.5%

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Answer #1

In Shorting,

Margin Call Price = S(1 + Initial margin)/(1 + Maintenance margin)

85 = 70(1.50)/(1 + m)

m = 23.5%

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