If You Buy 100 Shares of IBM for $120/share, and the Margin

question 269

True/False

If you buy 100 shares of IBM for $120/share, and the margin on your account is 50%, the broker will float you an interest-free loan of $6,000, until the price of IBM sufficiently rises to the point where you are willing to sell. You pay the broker back its $6,000, and you enjoy the capital gain.

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Definitions:

AASB 10

The Australian Accounting Standards Board regulation that sets out the requirements for preparing and presenting consolidated financial statements when an entity controls one or more other entities.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial statements that present the assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses, and cash flows of a parent company and its subsidiaries as if the group were a single economic entity.

Intragroup Transactions

Transactions that occur between entities within the same group of companies, often leading to the need for elimination adjustments in consolidated financial statements.

Pre-acquisition Entries

Journal entries made to adjust the values of the acquiring company's assets and liabilities upon acquisition.