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a) Please briefly explain the motivation to invest into a (risk-free) zerobond although there is
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- Which of the followings are required assumptions for the CAPM to hold? a Investors can borrow at the risk free rate b Investors are allowed to short any company c Investors have preference for high return and low volatility for their complete portfolio d stocks with negative correlation to the market doesn't existWhich of these statements below are correct? (a) Small arbitrage opportunities may occasionally exist in real markets due to lack of information. (b) If there is an arbitrage opportunity, it means one can make a risk-free profit. (c) Arbitrary investments and arbitrage generating investments are basically the same (d) The no-arbitrage price of a bond is equal to its present value. (e)The law of one price is based on the no-arbitrage assumption.The risk premium for an investment: Answer a. Is negative for U.S. Treasury Securities b. Is zero (0) for risk-averse investors c. Increases with risk d. Is a fixed amount added to the risk-free return, regardless of the level of risk
- (a) What is CAPM and what purposes does it serve in finance in general, and in investments in particular? Discuss (b) Outline and explain the main assumptions of CAPM. What limitations do these place on its practical application? Explain (c)The risk premium of the market portfolio is 9 %, the risk free rate is 5 % and the beta estimate for AELZ is β = 1.3. What is the risk premium? What is the expected rate of return?Do solve all parts A. What risk premium do you use? Why? B. Why is the geometric mean lower than the arithmetic mean for both bonds and bills? C. If you had to use a risk premium with the longer periods, what biases will the investor have?Select all the correct statements. a. The no-arbitrage price of a bond is equal to its present value. b. If there is an arbitrage opportunity, it means one can make a risk-free profit. c. Small arbitrage opportunities may occasionally exist in real markets due to lack of information. d. The law of one price is based on the no-arbitrage assumption. e. Arbitrary investments and arbitrage generating investments are basically the same
- Please explain why this statement is (False). Ignoring default risk, if a bond's expected return is greater than its required return, then the bond's market price must be greater than the present value of the bond's cash flows.A disadvantage of holding TIPS is A If inflation does not occur then the value of holding TIPS decreases B Investors are paid less than their original principal upon maturity C Interest rate on TIPS is usually higher because of default risk D All of the aboveIf the credit quality of the issuer falls sharply, what is your main concern? a.The share price. b.The volatility of the underlying c.The default risk. d.A rise in risk free interest rates Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion
- Which one of the following expressions about risk and returns is wrong? A. In general, one reason why a stock is riskier than a bond is that because cash flows from a bond are known and promised, whereas cash flows from a stock are neither known nor promised. B. According to CAPM model, a well-diversified portfolio will have a beta which equals to 0. C. Risk premium is the extra return provided on risky assets to compensate for risk. The difference between risky return and the risk-free return. D. Unexpected return happened because new information came to light which caused our expectations about prices and returns to change.Please answer both QUESTION 7 According to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), fairly priced securities should have A. A non-zero alpha. в.A fair return based on the level of systematic risk. C. A fair return based on the level of unsystematic risk. D.A beta of 1. QUESTION 8 Diversification can increase fair return. True FalseConsider a security that pays income to its holders (e.g., a dividend-paying stock, or acoupon bond). Should the forward price of this security (for a contract that matures attime T), F0,T, be higher than, lower than, or equal to the security's current spot price?Why?.