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You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. How much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker's initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? (hw1)
a.50
b.2500
c.5000
d.7500

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The correct answer is B. 2,500

Initial margin is 50% of $5,000, which is $2,500.