Which of the following is not a reason why a short position in a stock is closed out?
a. the lender of the shares issues instructions to close out the position
b. the investor with the short position chooses 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

When borrowers want funding to pay for different projects, they go to the loanable funds market and acquire funds through either indirect finance or direct finance. below, you are given five different scenarios. is each an example of direct finance or indirect finance?

Which type of market are you in if your company, along with three other companies, controls 95 percent of the total music industry?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.