(Margin Purchase and Selling Short) You are very optimistic about the personal computer industry, so you buy 200 shares of Microtech Inc. at $45 per share. You are very pessimistic about the machine tool industry, so you sell short 300 shares of King Tools Corporation at $55. Each transaction requires a 40 percent margin balance. a. What is the initial equity in your account? Assume the price of each stock is as follows for the next three months (month-end). Compute the equity balance in your account for each month: Month Microtech Inc. King Tools Corp. October $51 $48 November 39 62 December 37 40

(Margin Purchase and Selling Short) You are very optimistic about the personal computer industry, so you buy 200 shares of Microtech Inc. at $45 per share. You are very pessimistic about the machine tool industry, so you sell short 300 shares of King Tools Corporation at $55. Each transaction requires a 40 percent margin balance. a. What is the initial equity in your account? Assume the price of each stock is as follows for the next three months (month-end). Compute the equity balance in your account for each month: Month Microtech Inc. King Tools Corp. October $51 $48 November 39 62 December 37 40

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter7: Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, And Issuance

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Problem 23P

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