well do you need margin account for short selling of stocks and if yes then why ?
Do yon need margin account to short sell stocks?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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You can short sell the stock, provided you know your expectations in price the day ie. Expresses its support and resistance levels, and details developments in the market depends on the global business scenario.When the stock is trading over the first resistance price, we expect to be retreating toward the central value.
the rate between the first and second resistance values
We expect the resistance value of the first retreat in the pivot point value ...
Depending on the speed of his rise and fall and the development of the market at the moment "short sale" price is determined. There is no hard and fast rules for the price of shares sold short to decide. It's all in the game.Posted 1 year ago # -
Regulation T, it is mandatory for short trades that 150% of the value of the position at the time the short is created be held in a margin account. This 150% is comprised of the full value of the short (100%), plus an additional margin requirement of 50% or half the value of the position.
sources : investopedia.com
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