PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781260013900
Author: BREALEY
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 8, Problem 9PS
Sharpe ratio* Use the long-term data on security returns in Sections 7-1 and 7-2 to calculate the historical level of the Sharpe ratio for the market portfolio.
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Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1);
a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML)
b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML
c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?
d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what does it show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph
It is a risk adjusted performance measure that represents the average return on a portfolio.
a. sharpe ratio
b. Treynor index
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PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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