Allocation Finance 656 (Please return to Fang Song’s locker #552) Michelle Bien Yushao Karen Chiu Srinivas Mudireddy Fang (Derek) Song‚ 12/08/2013 A Study on stock returns and volatility Abstract This paper applies two models to examine the intertemporal relationship between expected returns and market risk. By using ARIMA models‚ two findings can be found: 1) A positive correlation exists between the expected market risk premium and the predictable volatility. 2) There is no correlation
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96633337 Juan (a) Expected Portfolio Return and Risk Expected Return Risk Covariance = (0.002)(0.06)(0.09)=0.0000108 (b) Minimum Variance (Pendix Ltd) The minimum variance for this portfolio is 0.693‚ indicating that risk is minimized when 69.3 percent of the portfolio is invested in Pendix’s shares. A rational investor would not allow Pendix’s shares to account for more than this proportion as they could get a higher return and lower risk by
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any of the values 1-12 the bet is won and the return is $3.00. If the ball lands on any of the other values the bet is lost. a.) Compute the expected value of this game. (4 points) X 2 -1 P(x) 12/38 26/38 X*P(x) .631 -.684 -.053 The expected value is -.053. b.) Interpret this expected value. (4 points) This means that the casino wins 5.3 cents per game or the players lose 5.3 cents per game. c.) What is the average return to the casino from 1‚000‚000 such bets? (4 points)
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Business and Information 2012 (Sapporo‚ July 3-5) RETURN AND VOLATILITY SPILLOVERS IN CRUDE OIL MARKET AND GOLD MARKETS Tzu-Kuang Hsu Department of International Business‚ Chung Hua University‚ 707‚ Sec. 2‚ WuFu Rd.‚ Hsinchu 300‚ Taiwan ROC hsutk@chu.edu.tw Chin-Chang Tsai Chung Hua University PH.D. Program of Technology Management 707‚ Sec. 2‚ WuFu Rd.‚ Hsinchu 300‚ Taiwan ROC 1435fu@gmail.com ABSTRACT Much of the economics literature asserts that crude oil and gold prices consistently affect
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Forecasting stock market depends on forecasting the volatility by different linear or non-linear models. The volatility of asset returns is time-varying and predictable‚ but forecasting the future level of volatility is very difficult. Hence‚ in this study we have provided a simple‚ yet highly effective framework for forecasting a stock market by considering the transition probability and long run probability of different classified state of volatility. Using DSE 20 index data for January 2001 to October
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Same-sex Marriage and the Economy To begin‚ I would like to discuss the basics. The institution of marriage is the foundation of the family and of society. Even though it is a private institution‚ it has been controlled by society‚ depending on the specific time and history‚ religious perceptions‚ legal rules or customs‚ and norms. According to historical legal readings‚ marriage has been viewed as a heterosexual union‚ same-sex relationships are excluded from the definition of "marriage". Same-sex
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INVESTIGATE TWO SEPARATE BUSINESSES‚ ONE A PROFIT ORGANISATION AND THE OTHER A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES‚ PURPOSE AND OWNERSHIP. INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION‚ THE LIABILITY OF THAT BUSINESS. BUSINESS 1: RIVER ISLAND BUSINESS 2: OXFAM RIVER ISLAND: PROFIT ORGANISATION ‘With over 60 years of fashion retailing experience‚ River Island is one of the most successful companies on the High Street. River Island has nearly 300 stores across the UK‚ Ireland and
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VaR‚ Stressed VaR‚ and Expected Shortfall Jim Chen* This note summarizes the measurement of market risk in the trading book under the most recent accords of the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation‚ known as Basel II‚ 2.5‚ and III. Each of these three accords on global banking regulation has embraced a different primary measure of market risk: traditional value-at-risk (VaR)‚ stressed VaR‚ and expected shortfall. After introducing the mathematics of VaR and expected shortfall‚ this note will
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VOLATILITY AND RISK RETURN IMPLICATION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL MELTDOWN FOR THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE. By Ifeanyi O. Nwanna Reg. No:2006417001P Being a Seminar Paper Presented to the Department of Banking And Finance‚ Faculty Of Management Sciences‚ Nnamdi Azikiwe University‚ Awka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D) in Banking and Finance Course Code: Fin 703- Theory and Practice of Money
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Two Halves Of The Same Song One of the crucial components of Amy Tan’s "Two Kinds" is her choice of narrator. This narrative voice develops the story by adding to the characters. By using this narrator‚ Amy Tan allows the story to come alive through the eyes of a child. Jing-Mei‚ who is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant‚ paints the picture of her relationship between herself and her overbearing mother. Being the protagonist of the story‚ Jing-Mei is able to portray what she is going through
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