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Stock trading scenarios
STOCK
TSLA
ENTRY PRICE
$200 per stock
TRADE SIZE
100 stocks
TRADE VALUE
$200 ×100 =$20,000
REQUIRED MARGIN (5:1)
$20,000 / 5 = $4,000
Going long (buy)
Going short (sell)
Your research tells you that TSLA’s stock price is going to rise.
SCENARIO A
EXIT PRICE
$202 per stock
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price - entry price) x Trade size
=(202 -200) ×100
=2 ×100
=200
Profit $200
SCENARIO B
EXIT PRICE
$198 per stock
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price - entry price) x Trade size
=(198 -200) ×100
=-2 ×100
=-200
Loss $200
