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- Identify and explain the markets in which the following in which the following trade in: used cars, paintings and rare coins. If, An investor initially pays K6 000 towards the purchase of K10 000 worth of shares at K100 each borrowing the rest from a broker, draw up the investor’s simple balance sheet to reflect this transaction and Calculate the initial margin and the margin if the share price falls to K70. Suppose the maintenance margin is 30 %. How far could the stock price fall before the investor would get a margin call? Suppose the margin is 40 %. How far can the stock price fall before the investor gets a margin call? An investor is bullish on a stock selling for K100. He instructs his broker to sell short 1000 borrowed shares. If the broker has a 50 % requirement on short sales, draw up the investor’s simple balance sheet to reflect this transaction. What will happen if the share price falls to K70? If the broker has a maintenance margin of 30 % on short sales,…Long the asset in spot trade A trader has a margin account with total cash deposit of $20, 000. He bought 400 sharesof a stock at the price of $100. If the minimum margin maintanance is 25%, what priceof the stock today would lead to a margin call on his account? If withdraw is allowed atthe margin ratio is above 50% after the withdraw, What price of the stock today wouldallow him to withdraw $2, 000 cash from the margin account?Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $52 per share. You buy 500 shares using $20,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 9%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $56.68; (ii) $52; (iii) $47.32? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $13,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What is the rate of return on your…
- Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $52 per share. You buy 500 shares using $20,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 9%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $56.68; (ii) $52; (iii) $47.32? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $13,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What is the rate of return on your margined position…Suppose that you sell short 1000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $50 per share, and give your broker $40,000 to establish your margin account. a. If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $55; (ii) $50; (iii) $46? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $2 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)Suppose that the bid price of Google stock is $497 per share and the ask price is $501 per share. Google does not pay any dividends. Short selling the stock is feasible at zero cost. You can borrow at an annual rate of 5 and lend at 4.5% (simple compounding). The commission of closing a forward position is $1.2 per share. The short sell cost is $4 payable when the borrowed stock is returned. What is the lowest forward price that will not allow arbitrage? Please round to two decimal places.
- You are bearish on Telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. Required:a. How much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. How high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account.a. If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends.b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call?c. Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $1 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid..Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account. a.If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends. b.If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call? c.Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $1 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid.13.
- You are bearish on Telecom and decide to sell short 160 shares at the current market price of $65 per share. a. How much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker's initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) b. How high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)Suppose that XTel currently is selling at $50 per share. You buy 800 shares using $30,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 7%. Required:a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of XTel immediately changes to (i) $56; (ii) $50; (ii) $44? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can XTel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to requirement b would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $20,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)Suppose that XTel currently is selling at $50 per share. You buy 800 shares using $30,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 7%. Required:a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of XTel immediately changes to (i) $56; (ii) $50; (ii) $44? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can XTel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to requirement b would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $20,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $30,000 of your own money) if XTel is selling after one…