Which of the following is NOT a reason why a short position in a stock is closed out?
A. The investor with the short position chooses to close out the position
B. The lender of the shares issues instructions to close out the position
C. The broker is no longer able to borrow shares from other clients
D. The investor does not maintain margins required on his/her margin account
B
A, C, and D are all reasons why the short position might be closed out. B is not. The lender of shares cannot issue instructions to close out the short position.
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A) The insurers will pay the judgment on a pro rata basis. B) John's insurer will pay on an excess basis if Helen's insurance is insufficient to cover the judgment. C) Helen's insurance will pay on an excess basis if John's insurance is insufficient to cover the judgment. D) The policies will pay the judgment on the basis of contribution by equal shares.
The excerpt that follows is taken from an article titled "Smith Plans to Shorten," which appeared in the January 27, 1992,
issue of BondWeek, p. 6: "When the economy begins to rebound and interest rates start to move up, Smith Affiliated Capital will swap 30-year Treasuries for 10-year Treasuries and those with average remaining lives of nine years, according to Bob Smith, Executive V.P. The New York firm doesn't expect this to occur until the end of this year or early next, however, and sees the yield on the 30-year Treasury first falling below 7%. Any new cash that comes in now will be put into 30-year Treasuries, Smith added." What type of portfolio strategy is Smith Affiliated Capital pursuing?