You own 500 shares of Ups&Downs, Inc., stock. It is currently priced at $50. You are going

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You own 500 shares of Ups&Downs, Inc., stock. It is currently priced at $50. You are going on vacation, and you realize that the company will be reporting earnings while you are away. To protect yourself against a rapid drop in the price, you place a stop-limit order to sell 500 shares at $40. It turns out the earnings report was not so good, and the stock price fell to $30 right after the announcement. It did, however, bounce back, and by the end of the day it was back to $42. What happened in your account?
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Fundamentals of Investing

ISBN: 978-0133075359

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

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