Suppose that XYZ currently is trading at $20 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase cost from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8%.
a) What is your rate of return if the price of XYZ immediately changes to $22?
b) With the same information on stock XYZ and your initial margin above, assume a year has passed. How low can XYZ's price per share fall before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 25%?
Suppose that XYZ currently is trading at $20 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $15,000...
11. Suppose that Intel currently is selling at $40 per share. You buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on n/bkm the margin loan is 8% a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Intel immediately changes to: (i) $44; (ii) $40; (iii) $362 What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change...
Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $60 per share. You buy 400 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8% 6. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account of the price of Xtel immediately changes to $63.90 (11) $60 (1) $56 10? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the...
Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $79 per share. You buy 500 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 5%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $87.20; (ii) $79; (iii) $70.80? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the...
Suppose that XTel currently is selling at $60 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $48,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of XTel immediately changes to (a) $66; (b) $60; (c) $54? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values...
Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $44 per share. You buy 500 shares using $18,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 7%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $50.60; (ii) $44; (iii) $37.40? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the...
TGT is currently trading at $40 per share. You decide to buy 1,000 shares on margin with a margin percentage of 70%. Your margin loan carries an interest rate of 10% p.a. One year from today, you sell TGT at $50 per share. Your Net Profit is $__________ and you had a return of________%.
Indexes & Trading
1. The price of Facebook stock is currently at $56.51
and you decide to buy 160 shares on margin. You borrow $1,500
from your broker and finance the remainder of the purchase with
your own cash.
a. What is your margin (as a decimal value)?
b. If the price rises to $60, and the interest you
have to pay on the broker's loan is 3%, what is the net return
(as a decimal value)?
c. If the...
Shares of XYZ are currently trading at $19.29 per share. You open a butterfly spread position because you believe the stock price will remain stable for the next month. You long a $3.40 call option with a strike price of $16.00. You short two $0.92 call options with a strike price of $19.00. You long a $0.09 call option with a strike price of $22.00. If at maturity, XYZ shares are trading at $17.00 per share, what is the final...
Shares of XYZ are currently trading at $19.29 per share. You open a long straddle position to capture any potential volatility from the upcoming earning announcement. You long a $0.92 call option with a strike price of $19.00. You long a $0.62 put option with a strike price of $19.00. If at maturity, XYZ shares are trading at $15.00 per share, what is the final value of your long straddle position (on a per share basis)?
Suppose you are optimistic on Boeing company. The current market price per share is $50, and you have $5000 of your own money to invest. You decide to borrow an additional $5000 from your broker at an interested rate of 8% per year and invest $10000 in the stock. (a) How far does the price of Boeing company have to fall for you to get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30%? Assume the price fall happens immediately....