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Lisa purchased 500 shares of XYZ stock trading at $40 per share, with an initial
margin requirement of 60% and a maintenance margin of 30%. At What price
would Lisa receive a margin call?
A. $20
B. $22.86
C. $57.14
D. $80.00 - correct answer✔️✔️B. $22.86
40*(1-.60)/ 1-.30= 22.86
Lareen purchased 1000 shares of CWC stock for $80 per share with an initial
margin requirement of 65% and a maintenance margin of 40%. Assume the
stock price falls to $30 per share, how much equity must Laureen contribute?
A. $2/share
B. $8/share
C. $10/share
D. $12/share - correct answer✔️✔️C. $10 per a share
Required Equity Actual Equity
Price: 30 Price: 30
Main. Margin *.40 Debt: (28)
Required Equity 12 Actual: $2
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Debt = $80* (1-.65) = $28
Required - Actual = contribution amount 12-2=10
MSFT declared a dividend payable to shareholders on the record date of Wed.
May 15th. Which is the last possible date an investor could purchase the stock
and still receive the dividend?
A. purchased on May 13th
B. purchased on May 12th
C. purchased on May 11th
D. purchased on May 10th - correct answer✔️✔️D. May 10th.
Ex dividend date would be Monday the 13th, and in order to receive the
dividend the investor would have to purchase prior to the ex-dividend date.
Since the 13th is a Monday the last possible date an investor could purchase the
stock and still receive the dividend would be Friday the 10th.
If June 4 is the date of record, when must Joe purchase the stock in order to
receive the dividend?
A. June 1
B. June 2
C. June 3
D. June 4
E. May 31 - correct answer✔️✔️A. June 1st
Date of record minus 3 days. When purchasing a stock you have to buy before
the ex dividend date to receive the dividend.
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