The market portfolio (M) has the expected rate of return E(rM) = 0.12. Security A is traded in the market. We know that E(rA) = 0.17 and βA = 1.5. (1) What is the rate of return of the risk-free asset (rf)? (2) Security B is also traded in the market. βB = 0.8. Then what is “fair” expected rate of return of security B according to the CAPM? (3) Security C is a third security traded in the market. βC = 0.6, and from the market price, investors calculate E(rC) = 0.1. Is C overpriced or underpriced? What is αC?

if asset A has lower volatility than asset B, then it contributes less to the overall volatility when added to a portfolio. True or false?

Let rf be the risk free rate of interest. E[r e ] be the expected return of some risky asset. Suppose that this risky asset pays out in states when the aggregate endowment is particularly low. There are three possibilities: ( a) E[r e ] > rf (b) E[r e ] = rf (c) E[r e ] < rf Which case applies to E[r e ] and why?

Regarding the Security Market Line (SML) and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): If the expected return is less than the required return estimated with the CAPM, the expected return will plot below the SML and the asset is considered to be overpriced If the expected return is greater than the required return estimated with the CAPM, the expected return will plot above the SML and the asset is considered to be underpriced If the expected return is greater than the required return estimated with the CAPM, the expected return will plot below the SML and the asset is considered to be overpriced If the expected return is less than the required return estimated with the CAPM, the expected return will plot above the SML and the asset is considered to be underpriced

Portfolio theory tends to define risky investments in terms of just two factors: expectedreturns and variance (or standard deviation) of those expected returns. What assumptions need to be made about investors and the expected investment returns (one assumption in each case) to justify this ‘two-factor’ approach? Are these assumptions justified in real life?

7. When you use a historical risk premium as your expected future risk premium, what are the assumptions that you are making about investors and markets? Under what conditions would a historical risk premium give you too high a number (to use as an expected premium)?

A reduction in the willingness of investors to take on risk would have what effect on the Security Market Line? A.no effect B.rotate the SML counter clockwise around the risk-free rate C.rotate the SML clockwise around the risk-free rate D.shift the SML upward, parallel to its previous location

Determine how the appropriate yield to be offered on a security is affected by a higher risk-free rate. Explain the logic of this relationship. . Determine how the appropriate yield to be offered on a security is affected by a higher default risk premium. Explain the logic of this relationship.

Assume 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] only

At a minimum, which of the following would you need to know to estimate the amount of additional reward you will receive for purchasing a risky asset instead of a risk-free asset? 1. I. Asset's standard deviation 2. II. Asset's beta 3. III. Risk-free rate of return 4. IV. Market risk premium I, III, and IV only I, II, III, and IV I and III only II and IV only III and IV only ооо O