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Question 1
0 out of 1 points
Suppose you want to find the arbitrage-free forward rate between time 1 and 2, 1f2.
What information would be sufficient?
A - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $10 and
a face value of $100.
B - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $20 and
a face value of $100.
C - The price of a one-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100.
Answer
Selected Answer:
1.
A and B
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates
states that
Answer
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Answer:
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the current term structure of interest rates is as follows:
r1 = 4%
r2 = 5%
r3 = 9%
r4 = 10%
r5 = 11%
What is the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 2 and 4, 2f4? Give your answer
in percentage units with two decimal points, e.g. answer 6.34 if you think the forward
rate is 0.06342.
Answer
Selected Answer:
15.24
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you observe the following interest rates in the market:
r3 = 6%
1f2 = 6%
1f3 = 5%
What is the arbitrage-free two-year spot rate, r2?
Answer
Selected Answer:
7%
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you have an investment horizon of 3 years and hold a 5 year zero-coupon
bond. You would be facing:
Answer
Selected Answer:
B.
Liquidity risk
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you observe the following two bonds in the market:
What can you conclude about the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 1 and 2,
1f2?
Answer
Selected Answer:
It is 13%
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Suppose a zero-coupon bond maturing in one year with a face value of $100 costs
$97 today. A zero-coupon bond maturing in two years time with a face value of
$1000 costs $890 today. What is the arbitrage-free price of a bond maturing in two
years time with a face value of $100 and an annual coupon of $5? Give your answer
with two decimal points precision.
Answer
Selected Answer:
98.30
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following are important differences between the theoretical concept of
the term structure of interest as we've discussed it in class, and the zero-coupon
interest rates of government bonds we use to approximate it, e.g. in slide two of
lecture two?
Answer
Selected Answer:
D.
A and B
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following are valid reasons why the yield on bonds with
long times to maturity may include a liquidity premium?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Investors are risk averse
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the market does not expect spot rates to change in the future and
that issuers of bonds have a shorter investment horizon than buyers of bonds. What
shape would you expect the term structure of interest rates to have?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Downwards sloping
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you observe the following interest rates in the market:
r3 = 6%
1f2 = 6%
1f3 = 5%
What is the arbitrage-free two-year spot rate, r2?
Answer
Selected Answer:
7%
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Suppose a zero-coupon bond maturing in one year with a face value of $100 costs
$97 today. A zero-coupon bond maturing in two years time with a face value of
$1000 costs $890 today. What is the arbitrage-free price of a bond maturing in two
years time with a face value of $100 and an annual coupon of $5? Give your answer
with two decimal points precision.
Answer
Selected Answer:
98.30
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you observe the following two bonds in the market:
What can you conclude about the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 1 and 2,
1f2?
Answer
Selected Answer:
It is 13%
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the current term structure of interest rates is as follows:
r1 = 4%
r2 = 5%
r3 = 9%
r4 = 10%
r5 = 11%
What is the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 2 and 4, 2f4? Give your answer
in percentage units with two decimal points, e.g. answer 6.34 if you think the forward
rate is 0.06342.
Answer
Selected Answer:
15.24
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following are valid reasons why the yield on bonds with
long times to maturity may include a liquidity premium?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates
states that
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following are important differences between the theoretical concept of
the term structure of interest as we've discussed it in class, and the zero-coupon
interest rates of government bonds we use to approximate it, e.g. in slide two of
lecture two?
Answer
Selected Answer:
D.
A and B
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you have an investment horizon of 3 years and hold a 5 year zero-coupon
bond. You would be facing:
Answer
Selected Answer:
B.
Liquidity risk
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
One way of interpreting the term structure of interest rates is that
it shows the relationship between:
Answer
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Answer:
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you want to find the arbitrage-free forward rate between time 1 and 2, 1f2.
What information would be sufficient?
A - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $10 and
a face value of $100.
B - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $20 and
a face value of $100.
C - The price of a one-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100.
Answer
Selected Answer:
4.
Any of the above combinations.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Suppose a zero-coupon bond maturing in one year with a face value of $100 costs
$97 today. A zero-coupon bond maturing in two years time with a face value of
$1000 costs $890 today. What is the arbitrage-free price of a bond maturing in two
years time with a face value of $100 and an annual coupon of $5? Give your answer
with two decimal points precision.
Answer
Selected Answer:
Question 2
98.30
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the market does not expect spot rates to change in the future and
that issuers of bonds have a shorter investment horizon than buyers of bonds. What
shape would you expect the term structure of interest rates to have?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Downwards sloping
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the current term structure of interest rates is as follows:
r1 = 4%
r2 = 5%
r3 = 9%
r4 = 10%
r5 = 11%
What is the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 2 and 4, 2f4? Give your answer
in percentage units with two decimal points, e.g. answer 6.34 if you think the forward
rate is 0.06342.
Answer
Selected Answer:
15.24
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you observe the following two bonds in the market:
What can you conclude about the arbitrage-free forward rate between times 1 and 2,
1f2?
Answer
Selected Answer:
It is 13%
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following are valid reasons why the yield on bonds with
Answer
Selected Answer:
All of the above
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates
states that
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following are important differences between the theoretical concept of
the term structure of interest as we've discussed it in class, and the zero-coupon
interest rates of government bonds we use to approximate it, e.g. in slide two of
lecture two?
Answer
Selected Answer:
D.
A and B
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A two-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100 trading for $89.00
A two-year bond with a face value of $100 and a $10 coupon trading for
$107.51
A two-year bond with a face value of $100 and a $20 coupon trading for
$127.53
B.
There is a possible arbitrage trade involving a short position in
bond C
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you want to find the arbitrage-free forward rate between time 1 and 2, 1f2.
What information would be sufficient?
A - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $10 and
a face value of $100.
B - The price of a two-year bond with an annual coupon payment of $20 and
a face value of $100.
C - The price of a one-year zero-coupon bond with a face value of $100.
Answer
Selected Answer:
4.
Any of the above combinations.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you have an investment horizon of 3 years and hold a 5 year zero-coupon
bond. You would be facing:
Answer
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ONLINE QUIZ 3
B.
Liquidity risk
DURATION
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following bonds has the longest duration?
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Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
1.83%
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Holding other factors constant, the interest-rate risk of a coupon
bond is higher when the bond's:
Answer
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Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Some of the practical problems with immunization are
Answer
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A, B, and C.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When immunizing a portfolio, we are typically balancing off
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Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Compute the duration of a par value bond with a coupon rate of 8% and
a remaining time to maturity of 3 years. Assume coupon interest is
paid annually and the bond has a face value $100.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
2.783 years.
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following two bonds is more price sensitive to changes
in interest rates?
A bond, X, trading at par with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
A zero-coupon bond, Y, with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
Answer
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Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Holding other factors constant, which one of the following bonds has
the smallest price volatility?
Answer
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Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is incorrect?
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Question 10
1 out of 1 points
When interest rates decline, the duration of a 10-year bond selling
at a premium
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increases.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following two bonds is more price sensitive to changes
in interest rates?
A bond, X, trading at par with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
A zero-coupon bond, Y, with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
Answer
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Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
III and IV
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Youhaveanobligationtopay$148infouryearsand2months.Inwhichbondwouldyou
investyour$100toaccumulatethisamount,withrelativecertainty,evenifthethereisa
parallelshiftinthetermstructureofinterestrates?Allbondspayinterestannuallyandhave
afacevalueof$100.
Answer
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Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The duration of a bond is positively correlated with the bond's
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time to maturity.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The basic purpose of immunization is to
Answer
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B and C.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Holding other factors constant, the interest-rate risk of a coupon
bond is higher when the bond's:
Answer
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Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is incorrect?
Answer
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Answer:
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following bonds has the longest duration?
Answer
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Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The duration of a bond that pays coupon interest annually is 8.05
years. The yield to maturity of the bond is 10%. If the yield falls
by 25 basis points, what is the percentage change in the price of the
bond?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
1.83%
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Holding other factors constant, which one of the following bonds has
the smallest price volatility?
Answer
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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
I, II, and IV
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Holding other factors constant, the interest-rate risk of a coupon
bond is higher when the bond's:
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Compute the duration of a par value bond with a coupon rate of 8% and
a remaining time to maturity of 3 years. Assume coupon interest is
paid annually and the bond has a face value $100.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
2.783 years.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The duration of a bond is positively correlated with the bond's
Answer
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time to maturity.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is incorrect?
Answer
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Answer:
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Duration is important in bond portfolio management because
I) it can be used in immunization strategies.
II) it provides a gauge of the effective average maturity of the
portfolio.
III) it is related to the interest rate sensitivity of the portfolio.
IV) it is a good predictor of interest rate changes.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
I and III
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Some of the practical problems with immunization are
Answer
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A, B, and C.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Youhaveanobligationtopay$148infouryearsand2months.Inwhichbondwouldyou
investyour$100toaccumulatethisamount,withrelativecertainty,evenifthethereisa
parallelshiftinthetermstructureofinterestrates?Allbondspayinterestannuallyandhave
afacevalueof$100.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following two bonds is more price sensitive to changes
in interest rates?
A bond, X, trading at par with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
A zero-coupon bond, Y, with 5 years to maturity and a 10% yield to
maturity.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The basic purpose of immunization is to
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
B and C.
ONLINE QUIZ 4
MARKOWITZ PORTFOLIOS
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Inareturnstandarddeviationspace,whichofthefollowingstatementsis(are)trueforrisk
averseinvestors?
Answer
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BandC
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
ThevariableAintheutilityfunctionrepresentsthe:
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Investorsaversiontorisk
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Theexpectedreturnofaportfolioofriskysecurities:
Answer
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Isaweightedaverageofthesecuritiesreturns
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Assumeaninvestorhasthefollowingutilityfunction,U=E(RP)0.5AP2,whereherdegree
ofriskaversionis2.Tomaximiseherexpectedutility,shewouldchoosetheassetwithan
expectedreturnof________andastandarddeviationofreturnsof________,respectively.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
10%;10%
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Astatisticthatmeasureshowthereturnsoftworiskyassetsmovetogetheris:
Answer
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CandD
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
SteveismoreriskaversethanEdie.OnagraphthatshowsSteveandEdiesindifference
curves,whichofthefollowingistrue?
Answer
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Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Whencombiningassetsthatarenotperfectlycorrelatedwemayachieve:
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
F.
AandC
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Otherthingsequal,diversificationismosteffectivewhen:
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Securitiesreturnsarenegativelycorrelated
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Whentworiskysecuritiesthatarenotperfectlypositivelycorrelatedareheldina
portfolio,theportfoliostandarddeviationofreturnswillbe____theweightedaverageof
theindividualsecuritystandarddeviations.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
lessthan
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Thecovarianceofastochasticvariablewithitselfwillbelowerthanthevarianceofthat
variablebecauseofthediversificationeffect.Isthiscorrect?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
No
ONLINE QUIZ 6
CAPM
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Youinvest$600inasecuritywithabetaof1.2and$400inanothersecuritywithabetaof
0.90.Thebetaoftheresultingportfoliois
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
1.08
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
YouropinionisthatBoeinghasanexpectedrateofreturnof0.08.Ithasabetaof0.92.The
riskfreerateis0.04andthemarketexpectedrateofreturnis0.10.AccordingtotheCapital
AssetPricingModel,thissecurityis
Answer
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overpriced.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
TheSecurityMarketLine(SML)is
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thelinethatrepresentstheexpectedreturnbetarelationship.
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Inequilibrium,themarginalpriceofriskforariskysecuritymustbe
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greaterthanthemarginalpriceofriskforthemarketportfolio.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
GiventhefollowingtwostocksAandB
Security
ExpectedRateofReturn
Beta
0.12
1.20
0.14
1.80
Iftheexpectedmarketrateofreturnis0.09andtheriskfreerateis0.05,whichsecurity
wouldbeconsideredthebetterbuyandwhy?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Abecauseitoffersanexpectedexcessreturnof2.2%.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Anoverpricedsecuritywillplot
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belowtheSecurityMarketLine.
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Whichstatementisnottrueregardingthemarketportfoliosuggestedbythecapitalasset
pricingmodel?
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Itdependsontheindifferencecurvesofindividualeachinvestor.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
AccordingtotheCapitalAssetPricingModel,overpricedsecurities
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havenegativealphas.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Theriskfreerateis7percent.Theexpectedmarketrateofreturnis15percent.Ifyou
expectastockwithabetaof1.3toofferarateofreturnof12percent,youshould
Answer
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sellshortthestockbecauseitisoverpriced.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Asecurityhasanexpectedrateofreturnof0.10andabetaof1.1.Themarketexpected
rateofreturnis0.08andtheriskfreerateis0.05.Thealphaofthestockis
Answer
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1.7%.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Theamountthataninvestorallocatestothemarketportfolioisnegativelyrelatedto
Itheexpectedreturnonthemarketportfolio.
IItheinvestor'sriskaversioncoefficient.
IIIthemarketriskpremium.
IVthevarianceofthemarketportfolio
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IIandIV
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Asecurityhasanexpectedrateofreturnof0.10andabetaof1.1.Themarketexpected
rateofreturnis0.08andtheriskfreerateis0.05.Thealphaofthestockis
Answer
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1.7%.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Thebetaofasecurityisequalto
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thecovariancebetweenthereturnsofthesecurityandthemarketdivided
bythevarianceofreturnsofthemarket.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Anoverpricedsecuritywillplot
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belowtheSecurityMarketLine.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
YouropinionisthatBoeinghasanexpectedrateofreturnof0.08.Ithasabetaof0.92.The
riskfreerateis0.04andthemarketexpectedrateofreturnis0.10.AccordingtotheCapital
AssetPricingModel,thissecurityis
Answer
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overpriced.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Theriskfreerateis7percent.Theexpectedmarketrateofreturnis15percent.Ifyou
expectastockwithabetaof1.3toofferarateofreturnof12percent,youshould
Answer
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sellshortthestockbecauseitisoverpriced.
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Youinvest$600inasecuritywithabetaof1.2and$400inanothersecuritywithabetaof
0.90.Thebetaoftheresultingportfoliois
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
1.08
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
GiventhefollowingtwostocksAandB
Security
ExpectedRateofReturn
Beta
0.12
1.20
0.14
1.80
Iftheexpectedmarketrateofreturnis0.09andtheriskfreerateis0.05,whichsecurity
wouldbeconsideredthebetterbuyandwhy?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Abecauseitoffersanexpectedexcessreturnof2.2%.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
AccordingtotheCapitalAssetPricingModel,overpricedsecurities
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
havenegativealphas.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Whichstatementisnottrueregardingthemarketportfoliosuggestedbythecapitalasset
pricingmodel?
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SelectedAnswer:
Itdependsontheindifferencecurvesofindividualeachinvestor.
ONLINE QUIZ 7
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Accordingtothefourfactormodel
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Noneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Theoptimalweightintheactiveportfolioincreaseswith(ispositivelycorrelatedwith)
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themispricing(alpha)oftheportfolio
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Ifallinvestorsarepassive,marketswillbe
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unabletoincorporatenewinformation
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Inpractice,arbitrageursarelikelytoface
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Morethanoneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Thefourfactormodelis
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incompatiblewiththeCAPM
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Anchoringis
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strongerfortechstocks
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Aheuristicis
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aruleofthumb
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Overconfidentinvestors
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Morethanoneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
WecanonlyraiseourSharperatiohigherthanthemarket'sby
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exploitingmispricedstocks
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Whichstatementistrueaboutmispricedstocks?Mispricedstocks
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Noneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Ifallinvestorsarepassive,marketswillbe
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unabletoincorporatenewinformation
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Whichstatementistrueaboutmispricedstocks?Mispricedstocks
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Noneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Anchoringis
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Noneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Inpractice,arbitrageursarelikelytoface
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Morethanoneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Theoptimalweightintheactiveportfolioincreaseswith(ispositivelycorrelatedwith)
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themispricing(alpha)oftheportfolio
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Aheuristicis
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aruleofthumb
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Accordingtothefourfactormodel
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Noneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Overconfidentinvestors
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Morethanoneoftheaboveanswersaretrue
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Thefourfactormodelis
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incompatiblewiththeCAPM
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
WecanonlyraiseourSharperatiohigherthanthemarket'sby
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exploitingmispricedstocks
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Question 2
0 out of 1 points
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strong
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Proponents of the EMH typically advocate
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Question 4
1 out of 1 points
focus more on past price movements of a firm's stock than on
the underlying fundamentals of future profitability.
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Technical analysts
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Apple has a beta of 1.3. The annualized market return yesterday was
8%, and the risk-free rate is currently 3%. You observe that Apple
had an annualized return yesterday of 10%. Assuming that markets are
efficient, this suggests that
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Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Inanefficientmarketthecorrelationcoefficientbetweenstockreturnsfortwonon
overlappingtimeperiodsshouldbe
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zero
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Studies of negative earnings surprises have shown that there is
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Question 8
1 out of 1 points
If you believe in the
form of the EMH, you believe that
stock prices reflect all relevant information including historical
stock prices and current public information about the firm, but not
information that is available only to insiders.
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semi-strong
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Cumulative abnormal returns (CAR)
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A, B and C.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Alpha Manufacturing just announced yesterday that its 4th quarter
earnings will be 10% higher than last year's 4th quarter. You observe
that Alpha had an abnormal return of -1.2% yesterday. This suggests
that
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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A new study explains an anomaly known as the wandering weekday
effect. This study finds that the traditional weekday effect changes
every 12 to 18 months so that technical analysts cannot make an
abnormal profit just by trading on one particular day of the week.
The wandering weekday effect __________.
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Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cumulative abnormal returns (CAR)
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A, B and C.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
If you believe in the
form of the EMH, you believe that you
can use information that is available only to insiders to earn
abnormal returns.
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Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced yesterday that
they would approve a new cancer-fighting drug from GlaxoSmithKline.
You observe that GlaxoSmithKline had an abnormal return of 0%
yesterday. This suggests that
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Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Alpha Manufacturing just announced yesterday that its 4th quarter
earnings will be 10% higher than last year's 4th quarter. You observe
that Alpha had an abnormal return of -1.2% yesterday. This suggests
that
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Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Apple has a beta of 1.3. The annualized market return yesterday was
8%, and the risk-free rate is currently 3%. You observe that Apple
had an annualized return yesterday of 10%. Assuming that markets are
efficient, this suggests that
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Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Inanefficientmarketthecorrelationcoefficientbetweenstockreturnsfortwonon
overlappingtimeperiodsshouldbe
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zero
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In an efficient market,
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A, B, and C
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
If you believe in the
form of the EMH, you believe that
stock prices reflect all relevant information including historical
stock prices and current public information about the firm, but not
information that is available only to insiders.
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semi-strong
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Studies of negative earnings surprises have shown that there is
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You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Sharpe measure for
performance evaluation. The risk-free return during the sample period
is 6%. The average returns, standard deviations and betas for the
three funds are given below, as is the data for the S&P 500 index.
Fund A
Fund B
Fund C
S&P500
Average
Return
24%
12%
22%
18%
Standard
Deviation
30%
10%
20%
16%
Beta
1.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Fund C
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The following data relates to the performance of Sooner Stock Fund
and the market portfolio:
Average Return
Standard Deviation of
Returns
Beta
Residual Variance
Sooner
20%
44%
Market Portfoli
11%
19%
1.8
0.02
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.0944
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the risk-free return is 4%. The beta of a managed portfolio
is 1.2, the alpha is 1%, and the average return is 14%. Based on
Jensen's measure of portfolio performance, you would calculate the
return on the market portfolio as
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
11.5%
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you purchase 100 shares of GM stock at the beginning of year
1, and purchase another 100 shares at the end of year 1. You sell all
200 shares at the end of year 2. Assume that the price of GM stock is
$50 at the beginning of year 1, $55 at the end of year 1, and $65 at
the end of year 2. Assume no dividends were paid on GM stock. Your
dollar-weighted return on the stock will be __________ your timeweighted return on the stock.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
higher than
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Suppose two portfolios have the same average excess return, the same
standard deviation of returns, but portfolio A has a higher beta than
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The
measures the reward to volatility trade-off by
dividing the average portfolio excess return by the standard
deviation of returns.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Sharpe index
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you own two stocks, A and B. In year 1, stock A earns a 2%
return and stock B earns a 9% return. In year 2, stock A earns an 18%
return and stock B earns an 11% return. Which stock has the higher
geometric average return?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
stock B
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The following data relates to the performance of Sooner Stock Fund
and the market portfolio:
Average Return
Sooner
20%
Market Portfolio
11%
19%
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.386
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Suppose two portfolios have the same average excess return, the same
standard deviation of returns, but Buckeye Fund has a higher beta
than Gator Fund. According to the Sharpe measure, the performance of
Buckeye Fund _________.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
The following data relates to the performance of Sooner Stock Fund
and the market portfolio:
Average Return
Standard Deviation of
Returns
Beta
Residual Variance
Sooner
20%
44%
Market Portfoli
11%
19%
1.8
0.02
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.13
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Treynor measure for
performance evaluation. The risk-free return during the sample period
is 6%. The average returns, standard deviations, and betas for the
three funds are given below, in addition to information regarding the
S&P 500 index.
Fund A
Fund B
Fund C
S&P500
Average
Return
13%
19%
25%
18%
Standard
Deviation
10%
20%
30%
16%
Beta
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Fund A
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Suppose the risk-free return is 4%. The beta of a managed portfolio
is 1.2, the alpha is 1%, and the average return is 14%. Based on
Jensen's measure of portfolio performance, you would calculate the
return on the market portfolio as
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
11.5%
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Average Return
Standard Deviation of
Returns
Beta
Residual Variance
Sooner
20%
44%
Market Portfoli
11%
19%
1.8
0.02
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.0944
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Sharpe measure for
performance evaluation. The risk-free return during the sample period
is 6%. The average returns, standard deviations and betas for the
three funds are given below, as is the data for the S&P 500 index.
Fund A
Fund B
Fund C
S&P500
Average
Return
24%
12%
22%
18%
Standard
Deviation
30%
10%
20%
16%
Beta
1.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Fund C
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
higher than
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Suppose two portfolios have the same average excess return, the same
standard deviation of returns, but portfolio A has a higher beta than
portfolio B. According to the Treynor measure, the performance of
portfolio A __________.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The Jensen portfolio evaluation measure
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The
measures the reward to volatility trade-off by
dividing the average portfolio excess return by the standard
deviation of returns.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Sharpe index
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The following data relates to the performance of Sooner Stock Fund
and the market portfolio:
Sooner
Average Return
20%
Standard Deviation of Returns 44%
Beta
1.8
Residual Variance
0.02
Market Portfolio
11%
19%
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.386
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you purchase 100 shares of GM stock at the beginning of year
1, and purchase another 100 shares at the end of year 1. You sell all
200 shares at the end of year 2. Assume that the price of GM stock is
$50 at the beginning of year 1, $55 at the end of year 1, and $65 at
the end of year 2. Assume no dividends were paid on GM stock. Your
dollar-weighted return on the stock will be __________ your timeweighted return on the stock.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
higher than
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Suppose two portfolios have the same average excess return, the same
standard deviation of returns, but Buckeye Fund has a higher beta
than Gator Fund. According to the Sharpe measure, the performance of
Buckeye Fund _________.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Treynor measure for
performance evaluation. The risk-free return during the sample period
is 6%. The average returns, standard deviations, and betas for the
three funds are given below, in addition to information regarding the
S&P 500 index.
Fund A
Fund B
Fund C
S&P500
Average
Return
13%
19%
25%
18%
Standard
Deviation
10%
20%
30%
16%
Beta
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Fund A
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
You want to evaluate three mutual funds using the Sharpe measure for
performance evaluation. The risk-free return during the sample period
is 6%. The average returns, standard deviations and betas for the
three funds are given below, as is the data for the S&P 500 index.
Fund A
Fund B
Fund C
S&P500
Average
Return
24%
12%
22%
18%
Standard
Deviation
30%
10%
20%
16%
Beta
1.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Fund C
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Suppose you own two stocks, A and B. In year 1, stock A earns a 2%
return and stock B earns a 9% return. In year 2, stock A earns an 18%
return and stock B earns an 11% return. Which stock has the higher
geometric average return?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
stock B
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The Jensen portfolio evaluation measure
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Average Return
Standard Deviation of
Returns
Beta
Residual Variance
Sooner
20%
44%
Market Portfoli
11%
19%
1.8
0.02
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.0944
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The
measures the reward to volatility trade-off by
dividing the average portfolio excess return by the standard
deviation of returns.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Sharpe index
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
5.7%
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
The following data relates to the performance of Sooner Stock Fund
and the market portfolio:
Average Return
Standard Deviation of
Returns
Beta
Residual Variance
Sooner
20%
44%
Market Portfoli
11%
19%
1.8
0.02
1.0
0
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
0.23
OPTION MARKETS
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
SupposeyoupurchaseoneRIODec100callcontractat$5andwriteoneRIODec105call
contractat$2.Theoptioncontractsizeis1000sharespercontract.Themaximumpotential
profitofyourstrategyis
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$5000
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Theintrinsicvalueofanoutofthemoneycalloptionisequalto
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
zero.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
AEuropeanputoptionallowstheholderto
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
CandD.
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
You buy one ANZ June 60 call contract and one June 60 put contract. The
call premium is $5 and the put premium is $3. The size of the option contract
is 1000 shares. The maximum loss from this position could be:
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$2000
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
SupposeyoupurchaseoneRIOJan100callcontractat$5andwriteoneRIOJan105call
contractat$2.Theoptioncontractsizeis1000sharespercontract.If,atexpiration,the
priceofashareofRIOstockis$103,yourprofitwouldbe
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$3000
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Buyersofputoptionswouldprefera____inthevalueoftheunderlyingassetandsellersof
calloptionswouldprefera____inthevalueoftheunderlyingasset.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
decrease;decrease
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Themaximumlossforawriterofanakedstockcalloptionis
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
unlimited.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
YouwriteoneRIOFebruary70putforapremiumof$5.Ignoringtransactionscosts,whatis
thebreakevenpriceofthisposition?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$65
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Themaximumlossabuyerofastockcalloption cansufferisequalto
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
thecallpremium.
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
ThesharesofCBAarecurrentlypricedat$50each.IfacalloptiononCBAhasanexercise
priceof$45,thecall
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
isinthemoney.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
ThesharesofCBAarecurrentlypricedat$50each.IfacalloptiononCBAhasanexercise
priceof$45,thecall
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
BandC.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
YoupurchaseoneSeptember50putcontractforaputpremiumof$2.Whatisthe
maximumprofitthatyoucouldgainfromthisstrategy?Theoptioncontractsizeis1000
sharespercontract.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$48,000
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
SupposeyoupurchaseoneRIODec100callcontractat$5andwriteoneRIODec105call
contractat$2.Theoptioncontractsizeis1000sharespercontract.Themaximumpotential
profitofyourstrategyis
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$2000
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Themaximumlossforawriterofanakedstockcalloptionis
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
unlimited.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Thepricethatatraderreceivesfromwritingastockoptionisthe
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
premium
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Consider a one-year maturity call option and a one-year put option on the same
stock, both with striking price $100. If the risk-free rate is 5%, the stock price is $103,
and the put sells for $7.50, what should be the price of the call?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$15.26
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Acalloptiononastockissaidtobeoutofthemoneyif
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
theexercisepriceishigherthanthestockprice.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Buyersofputoptionswouldprefera____inthevalueoftheunderlyingassetandsellersof
calloptionswouldprefera____inthevalueoftheunderlyingasset.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
decrease;decrease
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
AEuropeanputoptionallowstheholderto
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
CandD.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
YouwriteoneRIOFebruary70putforapremiumof$5.Ignoringtransactionscosts,whatis
thebreakevenpriceofthisposition?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$65
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
decreases, increases
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A hedge ratio of 0.70 implies that a hedged portfolio should consist
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Delta is defined as
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
A portfolio consists of 100 shares of stock and 2 call contracts on that stock. If the
hedge ratio for the call is 0.7, what would be the dollar change in the value of the
portfolio in response to a one dollar decline in the stock price?Eachcallcontracthas
1000underlyingshares.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
-$1400
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Other things equal, the price of a stock put option is positively
correlated with the following factors except
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
All the inputs in the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model are directly
observable except
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
An American-style call option with six months to maturity has a strike
price of $35. The underlying stock now sells for $43. The call premium
is $12. What is the intrinsic value of the call?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$8
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Prior to expiration
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
You purchased a call option for a premium of $4. The call has an
exercise price of $29 and is expiring today. The current stock price
is $31. What would be your best course of action?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Portfolio A consists of 150 shares of stock and 300 calls on that stock. Portfolio B
consists of 575 shares of stock. The call delta is 0.7. Which portfolio has a higher
dollar exposure to a change in stock price?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Portfolio B
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Other things equal, the price of a stock put option is positively
correlated with the following factors except
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Portfolio A consists of 150 shares of stock and 300 calls on that stock. Portfolio B
consists of 575 shares of stock. The call delta is 0.7. Which portfolio has a higher
dollar exposure to a change in stock price?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Portfolio B
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
You purchased a call option for a premium of $4. The call has an
exercise price of $29 and is expiring today. The current stock price
is $31. What would be your best course of action?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
An American-style call option with six months to maturity has a strike
price of $35. The underlying stock now sells for $43. The call premium
is $12. What is the intrinsic value of the call?
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$8
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Given: S0 = $35; X = $29; T = 180 days; r = 0.08 (annual); N(d1) =
0.7300; N(d2) = 0.6583. The value of the call option is _______.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
$7.20
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A normal distribution has the following properties:
I. the number of observations above the mean is equal to that below
the mean
II. if x is normally distributed with mean 0 and standard deviation
1, it is well documented that the probability that x will lie between
-1 and 1 is 0.95
III. normal distribution has fat tails
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
I only
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which one of the following variables influence the value of call
options?
I) Level of interest rates.
II) Time to expiration of the option.
III) exercise price.
IV) Stock price volatility.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
If the stock price increases, the price of a put option on that stock
__________ and that of a call option __________.
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
decreases, increases
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Before expiration, the time value of an in the money call option is
always
Answer
SelectedAnswer:
positive.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A hedge ratio of 0.70 implies that a hedged portfolio should consist
of stocks and options in the following proportion
Answer
SelectedAnswer: