Question

Margin loans secured by listed stock have a Basel III risk weight of 20%.For margin loans that cannot be immediately cancelled by banks and asked to be repaid, the credit

conversion factor (CCF) is 20%.Suppose you have a stock portfolio worth $300,000, financed by:· $100,000 of your own money; and· $200,000 of the bank's funds in the form of a margin loan which can only be cancelled by the bank after 5 days notice. The margin loan's maximum LVR is 70%.How much regulatory capital must the bank hold due to your margin loan? Assume that the bank wishes to pay dividends to its shareholders, so include the capital conservation buffer in your calculations. a. $140 b. $4,200 c. $4,340 d. $4,760 e. $5,082

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