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a.
To determine: Whether the market portfolio is still efficient.
Introduction: CAPM is abbreviated as
b.
To determine: The stocks with buying opportunities and the stocks with selling opportunities.
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- Suppose the solid line represents the capital market line that results from a CAPM equilibrium and the dotted curves represent indifference curves for a given individual. Which of the following is correct if point M corresponds to the market portfolio? Group of answer choices The individual optimally holds only the market portfolio, M. The individual optimally holds portfolio B which can be partially characterized by a long position in the riskless asset. The individual optimally holds portfolio B which can be partially characterized by a short position in the riskless security The individual optimally holds portfolio A which can be partially characterized by a long position in the riskless security. None of the above.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements about the Security Market Line are correct? I. The intercept point is the market rate of return. II. The slope of the line is beta. III. An investor should accept any return located above the SML line. IV. A beta of 0.0 indicates the risk-free rate of returnarrow_forwardA zero-investment portfolio with a positive alpha could arise if:a. The expected return of the portfolio equals zero.b. The capital market line is tangent to the opportunity set.c. The Law of One Price remains unviolated.d. A risk-free arbitrage opportunity exists.arrow_forward
- We showed in the text that the value of a call option increases with the volatility of the stock. Is this also true of put option values? Use the put-call parity theorem as well as a numerical example to prove your answer.arrow_forwardSuppose stocks X and Y have equal current prices but different volatilities of returns, ax < øy; what would be more expensive: a call option on X or Y? Please discuss.arrow_forwardAssume a utility function of ? = ?[?] − 1 ?? 2. Which statement(s) is/are correct about investors with this utility function? [I] An investor with a higher degree of risk aversion chooses the optimal portfolio with a higher risk premium [II] An investor with a higher degree of risk aversion chooses the optimal portfolio with lower risk [III] An investor with a higher degree of risk aversion chooses the optimal portfolio with a higher sharpe ratio [IV] The extent to which the investor dislikes risk is captured by ? 2 A. [II] only B. [I], [II] only C. [III] , [IV] only D. [II], [IV] only E. [I], [II], [III] onlyarrow_forward
- Which of the following is TRUE? To construct a capital market line, we use expected return as y-axis and beta as x-axis On the capital market line debt securities are located to the right of the market portfolio To construct a security market line, we use expected return as y-axis and beta as x-axis Market portfolio lays at an intersection of the average indifference curve of a risk-averse investor and the efficient portfolioarrow_forwardplease answer both. If a stock's fair return increases, what will happen to the stock's value? A. It will increase. B. It will not change. C. It will decrease. If the market risk premium rises, what will happen to the stock's price? A. It will not change. B. It will increase. C. It will decrease.arrow_forwardSuppose you observe the following situation:Security Beta Expected ReturnDiamond Co 1.3 0.2Spade Co 0.8 0.14 (a) According to the above information, could we figure out the market return and risk-free rate? Explain your answer. (b) Discuss the possibility of including zero beta or negative beta assets in your portfolio. Explain the pros and cons of including these types of assets.arrow_forward
- We believe that the single factor model can predict any individual asset’s realized rate of return well. Both Portfolio A and Portfolio B are well-diversified: ri = E(ri) + βiF + Ei, where E(ei) = 0 and Cov(F, i) = 0 A B β 1.2 0.8 E(r) 0.1 0.08 (1) What is the rate of return of the risk-free asset? (2) What is the expected rate of return of the well-diversified portfolio C with βC = 1.6, which also exists in the market? (3) A fund constructs a well-diversified portfolio D. Studies show that βD = 0.6. The expected rate of return of D is 0.06. Is there an arbitrage opportunity? If so, construct a trading strategy to earn profits with no risk. If not, why?arrow_forwardAn investor is considering two possible investment alternatives, Portfolio A and Portfolio B. The expected returns for each are shown in the table below under two different market conditions, along with the investors prediction for the probability of each market condition. The investor's prediction for the probability of each market condition. The investor's utility function can be represented as U(w) - square root (w). If the investor maximises their expected utility, which alternative would they choose? Portfolio A Portfolio B Bull Market Bear Market Portfolio A 16% Portfolio B 4% Probability 0.75 3% 2% 0.25arrow_forwardTick all those statements on arbitrage that are correct (and don't tick those that are incorrect). a. When constructing suitable betting strategies, the number m of outcomes of an event and the number ʼn of possible wagers are always the same. b. The arbitrage theorem essentially tells us that either there exists a risk-neutral distribution or there is an arbitrage opportunity. c. If there is an arbitrage opportunity then this implies that a risk-neutral distribution exists. d. In real markets there are ocasionally small arbitrage opportunities due to lack of information. e. If there is a sporting event with 3 different outcomes which have the odds 0₁ = 1, 2, 3 then there is an arbitrage opportunity for a suitable betting strategy.arrow_forward
- EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT