You purchased 100 shares of Facebook, Inc. common stock on margin at $169.25 per share.Assume the initial margin is 50% and the maintenance margin is 30%.  One year later, the stock price closes at $172.58.  If the broker’s call loan rate is 2.00%, what is your return on equity?Note that Facebook pays no dividends.

On 1 June, shares in Blue.com traded at $40.82. Your broker allowed you to buy the shares on margin with an initial margin of 60.00%. You bought as many shares as you could. The broker charged you no interest on the account. Now, Blue.com shares trade at $37.40. What was your holding period return from 1 June to today?     -8.38%     -13.41%     -5.03%     -13.96%

Suppose that you sell short 500 shares of Intel, currently selling for $40 per share. Your initial percentage margin is 60%. Assume you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account and Intel has paid no dividends. a. What will be your rate of return after one year if Intel stock is selling at $40? b. If the maintenance margin is 30%, how high can Intel's price rise before you get a margin call?

National Grid PLC. (ticker: NGG) is currently trading at $59.11 per share. But youare bearish on the stock and believe that the price will fall to $56.32 in two weeks. Youdecide to short sell 100 shares. Your broker will charge 1.7% interest for lending shares toyou, independent of the length of the loan. You are required to pay the interest when youclose your short sale position. What is your expected investment outcome? A. $132.00 profitB. $178.51 profitC. $196.25 profitD. $210.00 profitE. $379.49 profit

You purchase 800 shares of CUW at $71.51 using your full margin which as an initial margin of 70% (or 0.70). The maintenance margin is 45% (or 0.45). At what price will you get your margin call?" (Neglect any interest on the cash loan)

You sold short 200 shares of common stock at $60 per share. The initial margin is 65%. What would your rate of return be if you repurchase the stock at $80 per share. Ignore interest on the margin.