The margin requirement on a stock purchase is 25%. you fully use the margin allowed to purchase 100 shares of msft at $25. if the price drops to $22, what is your percentage loss?

Thank you for posting your question here at . I hope the answer will help you. Below is the solution:

Loss = (22-25)100 = -300
Amount invested = (.25 x 25) * 100 = 625
Return = -300/625 = -48%

All you have to do is multiply