Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077835422
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 12PS
Summary Introduction

(a)

Adequate information:

Number of shares short sell are100, and

Current market price of share is $200.

To compute:

The maximum possible loss on short sale.

Introduction:

Normally, an investor would first buy a stock and later on sell it but in short sale the order is reversed. In short sale firstly, an investor sells a stock and buys it later. A short sale allows investor to earn profit from decline in stock prices. In short selling, an investor borrows a stock from broker and sells it in the market, later, the short seller purchases the same stock in order to replace the stock that was borrowed.

Summary Introduction

(b)

Adequate information:

Number of shares short sell is 100.

Current market price of share is $200.

Stop buy order is placed at $210.

To compute:

The maximum possible loss on short sale if investor places stop buy order at $210.

Introduction:

Normally, an investor would first buy a stock and lateron sell it but in short sale the order is reversed. In short sale firstly, an investor sells a stock and lateron buys it. A short sale allows investor to earn profit from decline in stock prices. In short selling, an investor borrows a stock from broker and sells it in the market, lateron, the short seller purchases the same stock in order to replace the stock that was borrowed.

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