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1. You have decided to purchase 1,000 shares of Caterpillar and short 600 shares of Home Depot. Complete these transactions on Stock-Trak.
2. Stock Transactions The next day, you decide that you want only 600 shares of Caterpillar and want to short 200 more shares of Home Depot. Complete the necessary transactions.
3. Stock Transactions You have now decided to close your long position in Caterpillar and close out your short position in Home Depot. Complete the necessary transactions. What is your total dollar gain or loss on these transactions?
(use any dollar amount)
Hi
Based on the stock trading below is the stock track data,
Stocks |
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | ||||||
Buy |
Sell |
Total Shares Held | Buy | Sell | Total Shares Held | Buy | Sell | Total Shares Held | |
Caterpillar | 1000 | 1000 | 400 | 600 | 600 | 0 | |||
Home Depot | 600 | 600 | 200 | 800 | 800 | 0 |
Day 1
Let's say Price of Caterpillar = $100
Price of Home Depot = $50
Total Value of Caterpillar bought= $100*1000 = $100,000
Total Value of Home Depot sold= $50*600 = $30,000
Day2
Let Price of Caterpillar = $110
Price of Home Depot = $40
Selling Value of Caterpillar = $110*400 = $44,000
Profit = $(110-100)*400 = $4000
now net Value of Caterpillar bought= $100000-$44000 = $56,000
Selling Value of Home Depot = $40*200 = $8000
Net Selling Value of Home Depot = $8000+$30000 = $38,000
Day3
Let Price of Caterpillar = $105
Price of Home Depot = $45
Selling Value of Caterpillar = $105*600 = $63,000
Final Net Profit value of Caterpillar = $63000-$56000 = $7000
Buying Value of Home Depot = $45*800 = $36,000
Net Profit Value for Home Depot = $38000-$36000 = $2000