1) Suppose that you expect SugarCane stock price to decline. So you decide to ask your broker to short sell 2000 shares. The current market price is $40. The proceeds from the short sale $80,000 is credited into your account. However, a few days later the market price of the stock jumps to $80 per share and your broker asks you close out your position immediately. What is your profit or loss from this transaction?
2) An investor has an initial margin requirement of 50% on his margin account and a maintenance margin requirement of 25%. The investor short sold 1,000 shares at $ 40 per share. What is the maximum price that the share can reach in the market before the investor receives a margin call?