Answer the following questions on margin trading. a) Suppose that Intel is currently selling at $20 per share. You believe that the stock price of Intel will increase. So you buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder ($5,000) of the purchase price from your broker. (i) What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Intel immediately changes to: (i) $24; (ii) $16? (ii) If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Intel's price fall before you get a margin call? (iii) How would your answer to part ii) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? b) Discuss margin buying of common stocks. Include in your discussion the advantages and disadvantages and investors' motivation of employing the margin buying strategy.

Answer the following questions on margin trading. a) Suppose that Intel is currently selling at $20 per share. You believe that the stock price of Intel will increase. So you buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder ($5,000) of the purchase price from your broker. (i) What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Intel immediately changes to: (i) $24; (ii) $16? (ii) If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Intel's price fall before you get a margin call? (iii) How would your answer to part ii) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? b) Discuss margin buying of common stocks. Include in your discussion the advantages and disadvantages and investors' motivation of employing the margin buying strategy.

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Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $52 per share. You buy 500 shares using $20,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 9%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $56.68; (ii) $52; (iii) $47.32? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $13,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What is the rate of return on your margined position…
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Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $52 per share. You buy 500 shares using $20,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 9%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $56.68; (ii) $52; (iii) $47.32? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $13,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What is the rate of return on your…
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Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account.a. If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends.b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call?c. Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $1 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid.
Suppose that XTel currently is selling at $50 per share. You buy 800 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 7%. Required:a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of XTel immediately changes to (i) $56; (ii) $50; (ii) $44? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can XTel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. How would your answer to requirement b would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $20,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Suppose you buy shares of a stock worth OMR20000 and the initial margin is 50% and the maintenance margin is 30%. A. How much money must you pay the broker for the shares? How much have you borrowed from the broker? B. Suppose the price of the stock falls so that the shares are only worth OMR10000. What would be your nev account equity? C. How much money you need to give the broker to meet the maintenance margin?
What about for these? (b) Suppose you have purchased some GameStop shares on margin at $5per share. You ask your broker to put in a limit sell order at $7, anda stop loss order at $4.50.i. What will happen if the stock price falls to $4.50?ii. What will happen if the stock price rises to $7?iii. Now suppose you had instead short-sold your GameStop shares(as in the first part of the question). What instructions mightyou give to your broker to minimise your losses and lock in yourgains?
.Suppose that you sell short 1,000 shares of Xtel, currently selling for $20 per share, and give your broker $15,000 to establish your margin account. a.If you earn no interest on the funds in your margin account, what will be your rate of return after one year if Xtel stock is selling at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends. b.If the maintenance margin is 25%, how high can Xtel’s price rise before you get a margin call? c.Redo parts (a) and (b), but now assume that Xtel also has paid a year-end dividend of $1 per share. The prices in part (a) should be interpreted as ex-dividend, that is, prices after the dividend has been paid.13.

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