Question

Marcos owns 1,500 shares of ABC stock which he purchased at $44 a share. The stock has been steadily decreasing in value and he wants to cut his losses now as he expects the stock price to decline further. Which type of order should Marcos place

Answer 1

Answer:

Market sell order for 1,500 shares

Explanation:

The type of order that Marcos should place is Market sell order for 1,500 shares because he already owns 1,500 shares of the ABC stock in which the ABC stock shares was purchased at $44 per share.

Since the stock has been decreasing in value in which he wants to cut his losses now because the stock price may continue to decrease, the best thing for him to do is to use the Market sell order for the 1,500 shares in order to cut the losses that may arise and to avoid losing all the Total amount of the shares bought which is $66,000 ( 1,500 shares ×$44).