An investor has equity of $250,000 in SPY (S & P 500 ETF). He doubles...

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An investor has equity of $250,000 in SPY (S & P 500 ETF). He doubles the investment using the brokers margin assuming a 0.5 initial margin. If the maintenance margin is 0.35, determine:

  1. The SPY current price
  2. Price at which there will be a margin call (MC)
  3. % decline in which there will be a MC
  4. Required action if there is a MC
  5. If SPY had increased by 14% in one year, calculate the ROI.

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