1. Given the following relationship between two stocks, Tx and ry: rx = 3-5ry (1) Find the minimum variance portfolio (MVP) by investing stocks x and y. (10%) (2) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of the MVP. (10%)
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- A person is interested in constructing a portfolio. Two stocks are being considered. Letx = percent return for an investment in stock 1, and y = percent return for an investment instock 2. The expected return and variance for stock 1 are e(x) = 8.45% and Var(x) = 25.The expected return and variance for stock 2 are e(y) = 3.20% and Var(y) = 1. Thecovariance between the returns is sxy = −3.a. what is the standard deviation for an investment in stock 1 and for an investment instock 2? Using the standard deviation as a measure of risk, which of these stocks isthe riskier investment?2. Suppose that the market model for stocks A and B is estimated with the following results: RA = 1% +0.9*RM+EA RB = -2% + 1.1*RM+EB The standard deviation of the markets returns is 20% and firm specific risk (standard deviation) equals 30% for A and 10% for B. a. Compute the risk (standard deviation) of each stock and the covariance between them. Suppose we form an equally weighted portfolio of stocks A and B. What will be the nonsystematic standard deviation of that portfolio? b.5. Consider the portfolios constructed from the two risky securities with expected returns, standard deviations of returns, and correlation between returns given in the following table. |1=0.10 M2 = 0.15 01 = = 0.28 02 = 0.24 P12 = -0.10 Find the equation of the minimum variance line w = μa + b.
- Assume the risk-free rate is r = 3%. Consider the data below:Stock(stock 1, stock 2)Expected Return(15%,7%)Volatility(40%,30%)a) Find the What the minimum variance portfolio when ρ12 = 0? and then computeits expected return and volatility?b) Find the minimum variance portfolio when ρ12= =0.4? and then compute itsexpected return and volatility?c) Determine the tangent portfolios & their respective mean returns and volatilities.3. Suppose the index model for stocks A and B is estimated with the following results:rA = 2% + 0.8RM + eA, rB = 2% + 1.2RM + eB , σM = 20%, and RM = rM − rf . The regressionR2 of stocks A and B is 0.40 and 0.30, respectively. Answer the following questions. (a) What is the variance of each stock? (b) What is the firm-specific risk of each stock? (c) What is the covariance between the two stocks?Consider the expected return and standard deviation of the following two assets: Asset 1: E[r1]=0.1 and σ1=0.2 Asset 2: E[r2]=0.3 and σ2=0.4 (a) Draw (e.g. with Excel) the set of achievable portfolios in mean-standard deviation space for the cases: (i) ρ12= -1, (ii) ρ12=0. (b) Suppose ρ12=-1. Which portfolio has the minimal variance? What is the variance and expected return of that portfolio? (c) Derive the formula for the variance of a portfolio with four assets.
- Assume that using the Security Market Line(SML) the required rate of return(RA)on stock A is found to be halfof the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourthof the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A(βA) to beta of B(βB).Given: Calculate the expected returns and expected standard deviations of a two-stock portfolio having a correlation coefficient of 0.70 under the following conditions a. w1 = 1.00 b. w1 = 0.75 c. w1 = 0.50 d. w1 = 0.25 e. w1 = 0.05 Plot the results on a return-risk graph. Without calculations, draw in what the curve would look like first if the correlation coefficient had been 0.00 and then if it had been −0.70.Consider the following information for four portfolios, the market, and the risk-free rate (RFR): Portfolio Return Beta SD A1 0.15 1.25 0.182 A2 0.1 0.9 0.223 A3 0.12 1.1 0.138 A4 0.08 0.8 0.125 Market 0.11 1 0.2 RFR 0.03 0 0 Refer to Exhibit 18.6. Calculate the Jensen alpha Measure for each portfolio. a. A1 = 0.014, A2 = -0.002, A3 = 0.002, A4 = -0.02 b. A1 = 0.002, A2 = -0.02, A3 = 0.002, A4 = -0.014 c. A1 = 0.02, A2 = -0.002, A3 = 0.002, A4 = -0.014 d. A1 = 0.03, A2 = -0.002, A3 = 0.02, A4 = -0.14 e. A1 = 0.02, A2 = -0.002, A3 = 0.02, A4 = -0.14
- Assume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (βA) to beta of B (βB).Assume that using the Security Market Line(SML) the required rate of return(RA)on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourthof the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A(A) to beta of B(B).Suppose the index model for stocks A and B is estimated with the following results:rA = 2% + 0.8RM + eA, rB = 2% + 1.2RM + eB , σM = 20%, and RM = rM − rf . The regressionR2 of stocks A and B is 0.40 and 0.30, respectively.(a) What is the variance of each stock? (b) What is the firm-specific risk of each stock? (c) What is the covariance between the two stocks?