You decide to sell short 100 shares of Github Industries  when it is selling at its yearly high $56. Your broker tells you that your margin requirement is 45 % and that the commision on the purchase is $155. While you are short the stock, Github pays a $2.50 per share dividend. At the end of one year, you buy 100 shares of Github at $45 to close out your position and are charged a commision of $145 and 8 % interest on the money borrowed. What is your rate of return on the investment?

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You decide to sell short 100 shares of Github Industries  when it is selling at its yearly high $56. Your broker tells you that your margin requirement is 45 % and that the commision on the purchase is $155. While you are short the stock, Github pays a $2.50 per share dividend. At the end of one year, you buy 100 shares of Github at $45 to close out your position and are charged a commision of $145 and 8 % interest on the money borrowed. What is your rate of return on the investment?

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