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You are a principal trader. Your trading limit is 20,000 shares. Your current position is short 9,000 shares. You want to maintain a short position. A client wishes to sell 10,000 shares to you. From only the choices below, what price should you make? on Select one: O a. A bid that is slightly higher than the current market bid O b. An offer that is slightly higher than the current market offer • c. An offer that is slightly lower than the current market bid O d. A bid that is slightly lower than the current market bid • e. An offer that is slightly lower than the current market offer

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You are a principal trader. Your trading limit is 20,000 shares. Your current position is short 9,000 shares. You want to maintain a short position. A client wishes to sell 10,000 shares to you. From only the choices below, what price should you make? on Select one: O a. A bid that is slightly higher than the current market bid O b. An offer that is slightly higher than the current market offer • c. An offer that is slightly lower than the current market bid O d. A bid that is slightly lower than the current market bid • e. An offer that is slightly lower than the current market offer

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d. A bid that is slightly lower than the current market bid

Explanation: As a principal trader, you are trading from your own account. You are currently short 9,000 shares, meaning you have sold shares you do not own with the expectation that the price will fall. Now, you want to maintain a short position, which means you want to continue selling shares with the expectation that the price will fall.

A client wants to sell 10,000 shares to you. You have enough in your trading limit to cover this (20,000 - 9,000 = 11,000 shares available).

To make a profit, you would want to buy these shares at a price that is slightly lower than the current market bid. This way, you can sell them later when the price falls, hence a bid that is slightly lower than the current market bid.

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