Short Sales of Stock
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Assume you sold short 200 shares of GAP at $30 per share. What was your profit and rate of return, if after one year, GAP paid $.25 per share in dividends and you covered your short position when the price was $25 per share? Assume a 100% initial margin requirement.
Account at the time you sell the stock short: Assets and Liabilities
Account one year later: Assets and Liabilities
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The solution calculates the profit on the short sales of stock. It also prepares the accounts at the time the stock is sold short and the account one year later.
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Assume you sold short 200 shares of GAP at $30 per share. What was your profit and rate of return, if after one year, GAP paid $.25 per share in dividends and you covered your short position when the price was $25 per share? Assume a 100% initial margin ...
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