Calculate the Euro-Based Return an Italian Investor Would Have Realized

question 83

Essay

Calculate the euro-based return an Italian investor would have realized by investing €10,000 into a $50 American stock using 50% margin. One year after investment, the stock pays a $1 dividend, and sells for $54 the exchange has changed from €.625 per dollar to €.6875 per dollar. The interest on the margin loan is 1% per year. The margin loan was denominated in dollars.

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Definitions:

Price Ceilings

Price Ceilings are government-imposed limits on how high a price can be charged for a product, service, or commodity, often implemented to protect consumers from excessively high costs but can lead to shortages.

Equilibrium Price

A price where the supplied goods quantity is identical to the demanded goods quantity.

Law Of Demand

An increase in a product’s price will reduce the quantity of it demanded, and conversely for a decrease in price.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to purchase at a given price over a specified period.