If the simple CAPM is valid, is the situation detailed below…
If the simple CAPM is valid, is the situation detailed below possible? Explain in a few short sentences. (4 points) Portfolio Expected Return Beta Risk-free 10 0 Market 18% 1 A 24% 1.25 B 26% 2 ______________________________________________________________________
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Consider the following two investment alternatives. First, a risky portfolio that pays 15% rate of return with a probability of 40% or 5% with a probability of 60%. Second, a treasury bill that pays 6%. The risk premium on the investment is _________.
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Extra Credit (3 points): If you wanted to make a bet that the TSLA will go do poorly over the next year, but will do well over the long run (ie. will outperform over the next 5 years) what trade will you put on? Describe the trade (what options are you using) and what is the name of the trade you have formed.
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EXTRA CREDIT: Your portfolio manager tells you that they delivered 15% last year. You follow up with the portfolio manager and ask them for two years of performance data which they give you. You take the data from year t-2 to year t-1 and run the following regression: Ri = Rf + βmRm + βsmbRsmb + βhmlRhml And you find that: βm = 1.10 βsmb = 1.2 βhml = 0.80 Using the following returns from year t-1 to year 0: Rf = 0 Rm = .12 Rsmb = .01 Rhml = .02 Did the portfolio manager actually do well over yr t-1 to 0- what were their FF adjusted returns? According to the Beta coefficients, what types of risk is the manager primarily taking? (3 points)
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