this is the first part of my question which I managed to solve but you are gonna need it to solve the second part which I NEED HELP in. Model the following investment decision as an Influence Diagram: a high-risk stock - $200 brokerage fee Payoff- $1700 if the market goes up $300 if market stays neutral -$800 if the market goes down a low-risk stock - $200 brokerage fee Payoff- $1200 if the market goes up $400 if market stays neutral $100 if the market goes down Student 1 hour ago a savings account that pays a sure $500 P(Market Up)=0.480, P(Market Flat) = 0.297, and P(Market Down) = 1-P(Market Up)-P(Market Flat). Student 1 hour ago

You are trying to plan your investments for the next year. You have decided that the market will either be strong (a bull market), weak (a bear market) or normal. You think that stocks, bonds, and bills will earn the following returns in these scenarios: Scenario Bull market Normal market Bear market Probability 0.20 0.55 0.25 Stock Bond Return Return 0.25 0.10 -0.15 0.06 0.04 -0.02 Bill Return 0.03 0.03 0.03 You have also decided that you have a risk-aversion (A) of 4. (a) What is the expected return for each of the securities? (b) What is the volatility of each security return? (c) What is the covariance between stock and bond returns? (d) If you combine stocks and bills as an investment, what is your op- timal combination? What is your expected return? What is your portfolio's volatility? (e) If you combine bonds and bills, what is your optimal combination? What is your expected return? What is your portfolio's volatility? (f) If you combine stocks and bonds, what is your optimal…

Consider the following two scenarios for the economy and the expected returns in each scenario for the market portfolio, an aggressive stock A, and a defensive stock D. Scenario Bust Boom Market -7% 19 Rate of Return Aggressive Stock A -10% 25 Defensive Stock D -5% 15 Required: a. Find the beta of each stock. b. If each scenario is equally likely, find the expected rate of return on the market portfolio and on each stock. c. If the T-bill rate is 4%, what does the CAPM say about the fair expected rate of return on the two stocks? d. Which stock seems to be a better buy on the basis of your answers to (a) through (c)? > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C Required D Find the beta of each stock. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Beta Stock A Stock D 3.31 x 1.54

You are concerned about the market volatility but have found stocks that are attractively priced. In additionto cash, your portfolio will have securities both on the LONG and SHORT sides. You want to set up your LONG/SHORT portfolio with some constraints. You will set aside 12.27% of the equity as a cash reserve to cushion any adverse margin changes and to pay any associated fees. You will maximize your buying and selling power (i.e. what you can purchase and sell on margin) using the remaining equity and loans from the broker. Your account's beginning equity is $201,290 all in cash before you start trading. You will set up your 100% beta-neutral trade on full margin, and the margin requirements are 50% on both sides. Assume that the LONG side has a weighted average beta of 1.35, while the SHORT side has a weighted average beta of 1.00. What is the value of your account's total liabilities immediately after you set up the portfolio? O $250,234 $257,185 $264,136 $271,087 $278,038

An investor buys a stock if price rises 5% from the 250-day low and shorts a stock if price falls 5% from the 250-day high. What is this strategy called? Will it work if the market is efficient? Explain why

The payoff table below indicates the returns (in RM thousands) of investments in stock, bond and fixed deposit under different economic situations. Type of Investment Stock Bond Fixed Deposit Table 1 Economic Situation Good 150 50 45 Stable 60 40 45 Poor -30 36 45 The probabilities of good, stable and poor economy are 0.3, 0.5 and 0.2, respectively. What is the best investment based on the expected monetary value criterion? Draw a decision tree.

Please see the attached diagram image. Please show how to solve this problem and please show all steps and formulas in Excel. Based on the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the diagram below, what is the return of the stock if its beta is 1.2 or 0.8?

Choose one appropriate statement. 1. The movement of stock prices have certain patterns, and investors can make profits by studying such patterns. 2. If a hedge fund manager believes that Toyota will going to outperform Honda she will short stocks of both companies. 3. When one share of Apple stock is being traded at $150, the stock market believes that you can always sell a share of Apple stock for at least $150 in the future. 4. O An undervalued stock should outperform the market in the long run. 5. O Diversification is not appropriate because it would prevent investors from capitalizing on the superior return that can result from a concentrated holding of the stock of one successful company.

​(Capital asset pricing​ model)  Grace Corporation is considering the following investments. The current rate on Treasury bills is 2.5 percent and the expected return for the market is 9 percent.   Stock Beta K 1.06 G 1.28 B 0.78 U 0.93   ​(Click on the icon    in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.​)   a.  Using the​ CAPM, what rates of return should Grace require for each individual​ security? b.  How would your evaluation of the expected rates of return for Grace change if the​ risk-free rate were to rise to 4 percent and the market risk premium were to be only 6 ​percent? c.  Which market risk premium scenario​ (from part a or b​) best fits a recessionary​ environment? A period of economic​ expansion? Explain your response.       Question content area bottom Part 1 a.  The expected rate of return for security​ K, which has a beta of 1.06​, is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 2 The expected rate…

1. You are trying to plan your investments for the next year. You have decided that the market will either be strong (a bull market), weak (a bear market) or normal. You think that stocks, bonds, and bills will earn the following returns in these scenarios: Scenario Bull market Normal market Bear market Probability 0.20 0.55 0.25 Stock Return 0.25 0.10 -0.15 Bond Return 0.06 0.03 0.02 Bill Return 0.03 0.03 0.03 You have also decided that you have a risk-aversion (A) of 8. (a) What is the expected return for each of the securities? (b) What is the volatility of each security return? What is the covariance between stock and bond returns? (d) If you combine stocks and bills as an investment, what is your op- timal combination? What is your expected return? What is your portfolio's volatility? (e) If you combine bonds and bills, what is your optimal combination? What is your expected return? What is your portfolio's volatility? (f) If you combine stocks and bonds, what is your optimal…