You use a broker to increase your available capital for investing into the shares of Globe Plc from £20,000 to £30,000. The shares are currently trading at 250p and the maintenance margin is 0.3. Calculate the share price that would trigger a margin call payment and briefly discuss the factors that are taken into consideration when setting the maintenance margin.

You use a broker to increase your available capital for investing into the shares of Globe Plc from £20,000 to £30,000. The shares are currently trading at 250p and the maintenance margin is 0.3. Calculate the share price that would trigger a margin call payment and briefly discuss the factors that are taken into consideration when setting the maintenance margin.

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