Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 3CP
Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

The required maintenance margin = $2500

Initial margin posted by Jerry Harris = $6000

Price per July silver futures contract = $28/ounce

Total amount of silver a silver contract includes = 5000 ounces

To construct:

First price per ounce at which Harris would receive a maintenance margin call.

Introduction:

A maintenance margin at 25% means that there must be a minimum amount of equity valued at 25% or more of the total value of the margin account. If one or more securities in the account falls below a certain price and these requirements are not met, the investor receives a margin call, sometimes known as a "fed call."

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