It is the morning of January 2. ATR Co has agreed to purchase 100% of 20...

 

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It is the morning of January 2. ATR Co has agreed to purchase 100% of 20 million outstanding shares of XAY Inc for a combination of $10.5 in cash and three of its own shares for every XAY share. Immediately after the announcement, the XAY stock is trading at $42.5 per share, while the ATR stock is trading at $12.1 per share. The deal will close on July 2 - which is six months later. You have put together a merger arbitrage strategy where you purchase 7,330 XAY's shares at the current price, hedging out the ATR stock price risk, and hold them till the deal is closed - using maximum buying power. Assume that the ATR stock is trading at $8.6 when the deal closes. Your account's beginning equity is $300,000. Margin requirements are 50% on both sides. Ignore any interest, trading commissions, and borrow fees. How much total cash balance will you have in your account on January 2 after putting on all the trades? Consider all cash balance regardless of the purpose. $400,059 $410,317 $420,574 $430,832 $441,090 It is the morning of January 2. ATR Co has agreed to purchase 100% of 20 million outstanding shares of XAY Inc for a combination of $10.5 in cash and three of its own shares for every XAY share. Immediately after the announcement, the XAY stock is trading at $42.5 per share, while the ATR stock is trading at $12.1 per share. The deal will close on July 2 - which is six months later. You have put together a merger arbitrage strategy where you purchase 7,330 XAY's shares at the current price, hedging out the ATR stock price risk, and hold them till the deal is closed - using maximum buying power. Assume that the ATR stock is trading at $8.6 when the deal closes. Your account's beginning equity is $300,000. Margin requirements are 50% on both sides. Ignore any interest, trading commissions, and borrow fees. How much total cash balance will you have in your account on January 2 after putting on all the trades? Consider all cash balance regardless of the purpose. $400,059 $410,317 $420,574 $430,832 $441,090

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On January 2 you purchase 7330 XAY shares at 425 per share This costs you 31... View the full answer