Amy Jenkins bought 100 shares of stock at $70 per share using an initial margin of 50%.

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Amy Jenkins bought 100 shares of stock at $70 per share using an initial margin of 50%. Given a maintenance margin of 30%, how far does the stock have to drop before Amy faces a margin call? (Assume that there are no other securities in the margin account.)

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Fundamentals Of Investing

ISBN: 9780135175217

14th Edition

Authors: Scott B. Smart, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

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