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- The following return series comes from Global Financial Data. Year Large Stocks LT Gov Bonds US T-bills CPI (Rf asset) (inflation) 2017 21.83% 6.24% 0.80% 2.07% 2018 -5.28% -1.25% 1.81% 2.10% 2019 25.45% 3.35% 2.15% 1.10% 2020 18.16% 10.25% 4.50% 1.88% 2021 28.70% -1.54% 0.40% 7.00% 2022 -19.78% -8.55% 2.20% 6.50% Calculate the average real risk premium earned on large-company stocks using the approximate Fisher equation. (Enter percentages as decimals and round to 4 decimals)Assume these are the stock market and Treasury bill returns for a 5-year period: Year Stock Market Return (%) T-Bill Return (%) 2013 35.90 0.21 2014 15.20 0.21 2015 -5.10 0.21 2016 16.90 0.08 2017 25.90 0.10 a. What was the risk premium on common stock in each year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Year Risk Premium 2013 % 2014 % 2015 % 2016 % 2017 % b. What was the average risk premium? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. What was the standard deviation of the risk premium? (Ignore that the estimation is from a sample of data.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)The following return series comes from Global Financial Data. Year Large Stocks LT Gov Bonds US T-bills CPI (Rf asset) (inflation) 2017 21.83% 6.24% 0.80% 2.07% 2018 -5.28% -1.25% 1.81% 2.10% 2019 25.45% 3.35% 2.15% 1.10% 2020 18.16% 10.25% 4.50% 1.88% 2021 28.70% -1.54% 0.40% 7.00% 2022 -19.78% -8.55% 2.20% 6.50% Calculate the average nominal return earned on large-company stocks. (Enter percentages as decimals and round to 4 decimals)
- •What is the covariance of returns between stocks A and B? year Year Return A Return B 2017 60% 35% 2016 20% 15% 2015 10% -20% answer is : σA,B = 0.0433 E(RA) = 30% E(RB) = 10%. , please dont use excelQ9 to Q10 below is based on the following information.Current Stock Price (S0) 80Strike/Exercise Price (K) 75Time to Maturity (T) of 1 year 1Risk-free Rate (r) 0.04Volatility 40%N(d1) 0.6777N(d2) 0.5245N(d1) 0.3223N(d2) 0.4755 Q9. Based on the above information and the Black-Scholes-Merton model, which of thefollowing is the correct Delta () of the European Put option?(A) 0.6777 (positive)(B) 0.5245 (positive)(C) -0.6777 (negative)(D) -0.3223 (negative)Answer: _______________ Q10. Based on the above information and the Black-Scholes-Merton model, which ofthe following is closest to the correct no-arbitrage Put Option price?(A) 8.4852(B) 16.4259(C) 11.3392(D) -16.4259Answer: _______________Review the following market information: Current Stock Market Return 11.25% Current T-Bill Price $979.43 Historic T-Bill Average Return 2.80% Historic Stock Market Average Return 8.10% Stock Beta 1.23 What is the required return (rounded to two places)?
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