sells 500 shares of Gold Mine Corp. short at $80 per share. The margin requirement is 50 percent. The stock falls to $62 over a three-month time period, and he closes out his position. How much is his initial margin? What is his percentage gain or loss on his initial margin? If he is in a 35 percent tax bracket for short-term capital gains and a 15 percent bracket for long-term capital gains, what is his tax obligation? If the stock went up to $94 instead of down to $62, what would be his dollar loss? Assuming this is his only transaction for the year, h

sells 500 shares of Gold Mine Corp. short at $80 per share. The margin requirement is 50 percent. The stock falls to $62 over a three-month time period, and he closes out his position. How much is his initial margin? What is his percentage gain or loss on his initial margin? If he is in a 35 percent tax bracket for short-term capital gains and a 15 percent bracket for long-term capital gains, what is his tax obligation? If the stock went up to $94 instead of down to $62, what would be his dollar loss? Assuming this is his only transaction for the year, h

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