2. Suppose you buy shares of a stock worth OMR20000 and the initial margin is 50% and the maintenance margin is 30%. A. How much money must you pay the broker for the shares? How much have you borrowed from the broker? B. Suppose the price of the stock falls so that the shares are only worth OMR10000. What would be your new account equity? C. How much money you need to give the broker to meet the maintenance margin?

2. Suppose you buy shares of a stock worth OMR20000 and the initial margin is 50% and the maintenance margin is 30%. A. How much money must you pay the broker for the shares? How much have you borrowed from the broker? B. Suppose the price of the stock falls so that the shares are only worth OMR10000. What would be your new account equity? C. How much money you need to give the broker to meet the maintenance margin?

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ISBN:9780357033609

Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Publisher:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Chapter12: Investing In Stocks And Bonds

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