Clinical laboratories test for antibodies against infectious…
Clinical laboratories test for antibodies against infectious diseases; a positive result for microbe reactive antibodies of the isotype that are identified early in the primary immune response, suggests a recent infection. This isotype is:
Read DetailsLast year, Big Brain Fund generated returns by making the fo…
Last year, Big Brain Fund generated returns by making the following investments in 2 asset classes: Weight Return Bond Portfolio 30% 5% Stock Portfolio 70% 17% The benchmark portfolio used to judge Big Brain is comprised of the following indices with weights and returns as outlined below: Weight Return Bonds (Lehman Index) 20% 3% Stocks (S&P 500 Index) 80% 14% What was the total excess return of Big Brain Fund’s managed portfolio versus the benchmark?
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A stock trader you employ currently follows 24 stocks and updates her alpha forecasts every month. She then initiates a certain number of trades each month (less than 24) based on this analysis. You have analyzed her past performance for several years, and find she has an IC = 0.07 and an IR = 0.63. Using the information provided , how many stocks would she need to follow to increase her IR from 0.63 to 0.75? Assume that her IC will remain at 0.07.
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