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You believe that Baobab Ltd shares are the most undervalued. The
shares are currently
trading at $20 per share and you decide to buy as many shares as
possible by placing
$10 000 into a margin account. The initial margin requirement is
50%.
A. What is the maximum number of shares you will be allowed to
purchase?
B. Assuming you take the position in part A. above. What will be
the return on your
investment if the stock price changes to $29 per share?
C. Calculate the return on your investment assuming you purchase
the same
number of shares as in part A, but initially place $15 000 in your
margin account.
D. What is the new percentage margin given the $15 000 margin
requirement from
part C?
A
Shares bought = 10,000/ (20*50%) = 1000
B
Return on investment:
Particulars | Amount |
Investment | 20,000 |
× appreciation | 45% |
Increase in value | 9,000 |
Less: interest on loan | - |
Net return | 9,000 |
/ own investment | 10,000 |
Return on investment | 90.00% |
C
Particulars | Amount |
Investment | 20,000 |
× appreciation | 45% |
Increase in value | 9,000 |
Less: interest on loan | - |
Net return | 9,000 |
/ own investment | 15,000 |
Return on investment | 60.00% |
D
Margin = 15000/20000= 75%