An investor short sells 100 shares of a stock for $19 per share. The initial margin is 51%. How much equity will be initially required in the account to complete this transaction? In other words, what is the initial margin deposit?
An investor short sells 400 shares of a stock for $ 20.26 per share. The initial margin is 55% and the maintenance margin is 25%. The price of the stock rises to $ 28.49 per share. What is the margin, and will there be a margin call?