The memo is a summary of return‚ risk‚ probability of loss and correlation matrix of three main assets‚ equity‚ fixed income and real estate. The data is collected from yahoo finance and Federal Reserve website. The holding period return : (p1-p0)/p0. The risk is measured by standard deviation. The CV represents Coefficient of Variation which is calculated by CV/HPR. The outcome is showed in chart below: Return/Risk/Efficiency Summary 15-year Return Risk CV P(Loss) Equity 4.52% 18
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Name: Kristie Foster Due Week 5 - Day 7 Complete the following exam and post it to the Assignment section. FINAL EXAM 1) A portfolio with a correlation of +1 is not a well-diversified portfolio. What must you as an investor do to structure a portfolio with negative correlation? As an investor to structure a negative correlation portfolio‚ you must add more negative correlated stocks to the portfolio‚ which should offset the positive correlated stock. By doing this it will bring the positive
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with no central location. A dealer market with no central location is referred to as an over-the-counter market. They are largely unregulated markets and each contract is with a counterparty‚ which may expose the owner of a derivative to default risk (when the counterparty does not honor their commitment). Some options trade in the over-the-counter market‚ notably bond options. LOS 1.b: Contrast forward commitments and contingent claims. A forward commitment is a legally binding promise to
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and parts 5 companies: Altman Z score is calculated for the following companies to check their default risk classification for 3 years that are 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. * Agriautos industries Ltd * Atlas battery Ltd * Honda atlas cars Ltd * Exide Pakistan Ltd * Pak Suzuki motors Ltd Altman’s Z-Score model: Altman’s Z score model is used to classify the borrower’s default risk. This classification depends on the values of various ratios of the borrower which are given specific weights
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ITB 400 Final Exam‚ Essay Questions‚ 20 Points Instruction: Please show your work and defend the answer 1. Exchange rate fluctuations contribute to the risk of foreign investment through three possible channels: Which of the following contributes and accounts for most of the volatility? A. (i) and (ii) B. (ii) and (iii) C. (i) and (iii) D. only (ii) Answer is B = “exchange rate fluctuations contribute to the risk of foreign investment through three possible channels: 1. Its
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1. Comparative analysis of the impact of mergers and acquisitions on financial efficiency of banks in Nigeria In Nigerian‚ mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector decided to reform the tactics and change the position of banking sector. Okpanachi Joshua (2011) write this paper use many ratios such as gross earnings‚ profit after tax and net assets of the selected banks to compare the pre-mergers and acquisitions’ index number with the post-mergers and acquisitions’ index number during the
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Math 221 Final exam Review MyStatLab Final Exam Do the Practice Final to help you prepare for the Final Exam. Do the Week 8 Final Exam. Final Exam - Covers All Weeks You must complete this Final Exam. It is designed to test your learning in the course. * Final Exam is worth a total of 250 points and contains 23 questions. * The exam covers all Weeks and all TCOs. * The exam covers Chapters 1-7 and 9 * Remember to submit your exam when you are finished. *
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BUSL301 Final exam Session 1 2013 The exam does not include: Lecture Area 1-4 Lecture Area 9 [Week 10] (Takeovers / Financial Services and Markets) The Role of Auditors / ASIC Investigation (these are both in Lecture Area 7 [Week 8]) Everything else is examinable – that is‚ within the range of material that may be included in the final exam Part A of the exam (20 marks) is multiple-choice (10 x 2 marks per question) Part B of the exam (40 marks) has 2 problem style questions requiring written responses
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RSM251 SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS Note: The following is designed to give you a sense of the types of questions you will encounter in your mid-term and final exams. Since this course is taught in multiple sections over the academic year‚ the exams are restricted and hence I cannot post entire past exams. When you read through this exam‚ keep in mind that cases‚ in-class slides and articles change from year to year‚ so you may see some questions about cases and materials that we will not cover this
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FIN 370 Final Exam Answers – Updated 2014-15 Thank you for using ACCNERD.com. We love helping you earn better grades! 1. Which of the following is true regarding Investment Banks? As of 2010‚ stand alone Investment banks are numerous. 2. We compute the profitability index of a capital-budgeting proposal by Initial outlay = $1‚748.80 dividing the present value of the annual after-tax cash flows by the cost of the project. Explanation: The profitability index is calculated as Net Present
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