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You buy 700 shares of SUV at $70.63/share on 35% margin. You must deposit to margin _________
Your leverage on this investment is _________
Margin is the amount you need to keep in your trading account.
Margin = Total investment * margin %
= (700 * 70.63) * .35
= 49441 * .35
= 17304.35
Leverage = 1/ Margin
= 1/ .35
= 2.86
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