Exam 12: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line
Exam 1: A Brief History of Risk and Return107 Questions
Exam 2: The Investment Process104 Questions
Exam 3: Overview of Security Tips98 Questions
Exam 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies112 Questions
Exam 5: The Stock Market109 Questions
Exam 6: Common Stock Valuation116 Questions
Exam 7: Stock Price Behavior and Market Efficiency86 Questions
Exam 8: Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing89 Questions
Exam 9: Interest Rates108 Questions
Exam 10: Bond Prices and Yields104 Questions
Exam 11: Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation93 Questions
Exam 12: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line92 Questions
Exam 13: Performance Evaluation and Risk Management102 Questions
Exam 14: Futures Contracts106 Questions
Exam 15: Stock Options109 Questions
Exam 16: Option Valuation78 Questions
Exam 17: Alternative Investments74 Questions
Exam 18: Corporate and Government Bonds114 Questions
Exam 19: Projecting Cash Flow and Earnings111 Questions
Exam 20: Global Economic Activity and Industry Analysis77 Questions
Exam 21: Mortgage-Backed Securities96 Questions
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You own a portfolio which is invested equally in two stocks and a risk-free security. Beta is .89 for Stock A and 1.26 for Stock B. Which one of the following will increase the portfolio beta, all else being constant?
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A stock has a standard deviation of 12.9% and a covariance with the market of .035. The market has a standard deviation of 9.93%. What is the beta of this stock?
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All else held constant, which of the following will increase the expected return on a security based on CAPM? Assume the market return exceeds the risk-free rate and both values are positive. Also assume the beta exceeds 1.0.
I. decrease in the security beta
II. increase in the market risk premium
III. decrease in the risk-free rate
IV. increase in the market rate of return
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Home Interior's stock has an expected return of 13.25% and a beta of 1.4. The market return is 10.75% and the risk-free rate is 4.5%. This stock is ________ because the CAPM return for the stock is ________%.
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Wilson Farms' stock has a beta of .73 and an expected return of 9.0%. The risk-free rate is 1.9% and the market risk premium is 7.3%. This stock is ________ because the CAPM return for the stock is ________%.
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Which one of the following combinations will tend to produce the highest rate of return according to the Fama-French three-factor model? Assume beta is constant in all cases.
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According to the capital asset pricing model, which of the following will increase the expected rate of return on a security that has a beta that is less than that of the market? Assume the market rate of return is greater than the risk-free rate and both rates are positive.
I. increase in the risk-free rate
II. decrease in the risk-free rate
III. increase in the market risk premium
IV. decrease in the market rate of return
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What is the beta of a portfolio that consists of the following?
Security \ Invested Beta A \ 2,000 1.38 B 5,000 .47 C 9,000 1.70 D 4,000 1.08
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The security market line depicts the graphical relationship between which of the following pairs?
I. expected return
II. surprise return
III. systematic risk
IV. unsystematic risk
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Which of the following will affect the beta value of an individual security?
I. interval of time frequency used for the data sample
II. length of time period used for the data sample
III. particular time period selected for the sampling
IV. choice of index used as the measure of the market
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What is the beta of a portfolio that consists of the following?
Security Invested Beta E \ 14,000 .59 F \ 22,000 1.46 G \ 25,000 2.20 H \ 19,000 1.67
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