Exam 10: Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Multifactor Models of Risk and Return

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If you invested in an equally weighted portfolio of stocks B and C,your portfolio return would be _____________ if economic growth was weak.

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The term "arbitrage" refers to

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An arbitrage opportunity exists if an investor can construct a __________ investment portfolio that will yield a sure profit.

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The ____________ provides an unequivocal statement on the expected return-beta relationship for all assets,whereas the _____________ implies that this relationship holds for all but perhaps a small number of securities.

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The factor F in the APT model represents

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Which of the following is true about the security market line (SML)derived from the APT?

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Consider the multifactor model APT with three factors.Portfolio A has a beta of 0.8 on factor 1,a beta of 1.1 on factor 2,and a beta of 1.25 on factor 3.The risk premiums on the factor 1,factor 2,and factor 3 are 3%,5% and 2%,respectively.The risk-free rate of return is 3%.The expected return on portfolio A is __________if no arbitrage opportunities exist.

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A _________ portfolio is a well-diversified portfolio constructed to have a beta of 1 on one of the factors and a beta of 0 on any other factor.

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Consider the multifactor APT. There are two independent economic factors, F1and F2. The risk-free rate of return is 6%. The following information is available about two well-diversified portfolios: 1.0 2.0 19\% 2.0 0.0 12\% -Assuming no arbitrage opportunities exist,the risk premium on the factor F2 portfolio should be ___________.

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In the context of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory,as a well-diversified portfolio becomes larger its nonsystematic risk approaches

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Consider a single factor APT.Portfolio A has a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 22%.Portfolio B has a beta of 1.5 and an expected return of 17%.The risk-free rate of return is 4%.If you wanted to take advantage of an arbitrage opportunity,you should take a short position in portfolio __________ and a long position in portfolio _______.

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In a multi-factor APT model,the coefficients on the macro factors are often called ______.

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If you invested in an equally weighted portfolio of stocks A and C,your portfolio return would be ____________ if economic growth was strong.

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Consider a one-factor economy.Portfolio A has a beta of 1.0 on the factor and portfolio B has a beta of 2.0 on the factor.The expected returns on portfolios A and B are 11% and 17%,respectively.Assume that the risk-free rate is 6% and that arbitrage opportunities exist.Suppose you invested $100,000 in the risk-free asset,$100,000 in portfolio B,and sold short $200,000 of portfolio A.Your expected profit from this strategy would be ______________.

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Consider the multifactor APT with two factors.The risk premiums on the factor 1 and factor 2 portfolios are 5% and 6%,respectively.Stock A has a beta of 1.2 on factor 1,and a beta of 0.7 on factor 2.The expected return on stock A is 17%.If no arbitrage opportunities exist,the risk-free rate of return is ___________.

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Portfolio A has expected return of 10% and standard deviation of 19%.Portfolio B has expected return of 12% and standard deviation of 17%.Rational investors will

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Consider a well-diversified portfolio,A,in a two-factor economy.The risk-free rate is 5%,the risk premium on the first factor portfolio is 4% and the risk premium on the second factor portfolio is 6%.If portfolio A has a beta of 0.6 on the first factor and 1.8 on the second factor,what is its expected return?

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In the APT model,what is the nonsystematic standard deviation of an equally-weighted portfolio that has an average value of •(ei)equal to 25% and 50 securities?

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In a multi-factor APT model,the coefficients on the macro factors are often called ______.

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If you wanted to take advantage of a risk-free arbitrage opportunity,you should take a short position in _________ and a long position in an equally weighted portfolio of _______.

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