Essentials Of Investments
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Chapter 17, Problem 25C
a. How would your hedging strategy in the previous problem change if, instead of holding an indexed portfolio, you hold a portfolio of only one stock with a beta of
b. How many contracts would you now choose to sell? Would your hedged position be riskless?
c. What would be the beta of the hedged position?
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A or B, but not both). Will she choose A or B to construct a portfolio with the
risk-free asset? Why? (Hint: you can draw a graph to answer this question.)
What will happen to a stock’s risk premium if its beta doubles and the market risk premium doubles?
A. The risk premium will be unchanged.
B. The risk premium will decrease by a factor of 2.
C. The risk premium will increase by a factor of 4.
D. The risk premium will increase by a factor of 2.
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
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Essentials Of Investments
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