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Discussion Question 1 - (CLOs covered : 1) a. What is beta? How much is the beta

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Discussion Question 1 - (CLOs covered : 1)

a. What is beta? How much is the beta of the market?

b. Choose one of the major financial securities indicators as the market. Provide the annual closing price of this indicator in the last 21 years. Based on this data calculate the annual rate of return of the indicator during the last 20 years.

c. Estimate the expected annual rate of return and the standard deviation of the rate of return of the index.

d. Find the risk free rate of return as the annual coupon rate on US treasuries.

e. Choose the rate of return of one of the securities you included in PA1, and re-state annual rates of return.

f. Find the beta of the security based on the ratio of standard deviations.

g. Find the beta of the security by linear regression.

h. Compare the two betas you calculated above. How these betas compare with beta of this security given by Yahoo Finance?

i. Based on findings in c and d find the market risk premium.

j. Based on your findings in d, f, and i find the required expected annual rate of return of the security.

k. Based on your findings in d, g, and i find the required expected annual rate of return of the security.

l. How the values found in j and k compare with the estimate of the actual expected rate of return you found in PA1?

Please provide complete answers to all questions. Include the theoretical framework in your write up. Explain your work in detail. Paste results from Excel. Paste the Excel formulae that you have used for calculations. Cite in-text references, and list the references in the standard format. Your citations should include source of data.

1 SUMMARY OUTPUT WMT rate of return Regression Statisties A Multiple R 5 R Square 6 Adjusted Sqarr 0.647448783 0.419189927 0.385024628 0.218414919 19 120% Standare Error 8 observations 10 ANOVA 12 Rcgression 13 Residual 14 Total $S 0.585315759 0.81098G304 MS 0.595315759 0.047705077 12.2694618 0·C02727558-40% 17 18 60% Stondard Erre Slut 1.206820337 3.502779582 Lower 95 Upper 95% Luwe, g5.c% Uppe, 95.0% 17 Intercept 18 Variable 1 20 0.068512496 0.923418055 0.052831139 0.26362 368 0.212019292 0.002727558 -0.C42951455 0.36721925 0.179976457 1.47961685 -0.042951465 0.367219256 0.173976457 Note that beta as evaluated by rcEression is 0.9234, which is significantly different than the beta that we obtained by the 1st method Huwever, lhe interestinE lhing is lhal Lh? coefficient oIX (estimated bela) ís significant regression In technical terms, it means that even though the sample size is small, but dependence of rate of return of WMT on market rate of return is strongly apparent since the coefficient of X in regression turns out to be significant. 23 24 25 26 27

Explanation / Answer

Date

Close

12/31/1997

970.429993

12/31/1998

1229.22998

12/31/1999

1469.25

12/29/2000

1320.280029

12/31/2001

1148.079956

12/31/2002

879.820007

12/31/2003

1111.920044

12/31/2004

1211.920044

12/30/2005

1248.290039

12/29/2006

1418.300049

12/31/2007

1468.359985

12/31/2008

903.25

12/31/2009

1115.099976

12/31/2010

1257.640015

12/30/2011

1257.599976

12/31/2012

1426.189941

12/31/2013

1848.359985

12/31/2014

2058.899902

12/31/2015

2043.939941

12/30/2016

2238.830078

12/29/2017

2673.610107

Annual Return=((2673.610107-1229.22998)/1229.22998)^1/20

=0.809%

Expected Annual Return:-2673.610107(1.00809)

=2695.2396

Standard Deviation:-(Sum(Observations-Mean)/(No of observations-1))^0.5

Date

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CLOSE-Mean

Sq

12/31/1998

1229.22998

                    (237.21)

           56,270.26

12/31/1999

1469.25

                           2.81

                      7.88

12/29/2000

1320.280029

                    (146.16)

           21,363.76

12/31/2001

1148.079956

                    (318.36)

         101,355.35

12/31/2002

879.820007

                    (586.62)

         344,127.13

12/31/2003

1111.920044

                    (354.52)

         125,686.88

12/31/2004

1211.920044

                    (254.52)

           64,782.19

12/30/2005

1248.290039

                    (218.15)

           47,590.93

12/29/2006

1418.300049

                      (48.14)

             2,317.79

12/31/2007

1468.359985

                           1.92

                      3.67

12/31/2008

903.25

                    (563.19)

         317,186.92

12/31/2009

1115.099976

                    (351.34)

         123,442.27

12/31/2010

1257.640015

                    (208.80)

           43,598.90

12/30/2011

1257.599976

                  (208.84)

           43,615.62

12/31/2012

1426.189941

                      (40.25)

             1,620.35

12/31/2013

1848.359985

                      381.92

         145,860.20

12/31/2014

2058.899902

                      592.46

         351,004.59

12/31/2015

2043.939941

                      577.50

         333,502.14

12/30/2016

2238.830078

                      772.39

         596,581.02

12/29/2017

2673.610107

                   1,207.17

     1,457,251.21

29328.87005

0

     4,177,169.05

Mean :-29328.87005/20

=1466.443503

SD=(Sum of Sq observation/N-1)^0.5

=(4177169.05/19)^0.5

=468.88

4. If risk free rate of reture is coupon rate then, then we are investing in bond, not stocks

                                                                         

                                   

Date

Close

CLOSE-Mean

Sq

12/31/1998

1229.22998

                    (237.21)

           56,270.26

12/31/1999

1469.25

                           2.81

                      7.88

12/29/2000

1320.280029

                    (146.16)

           21,363.76

12/31/2001

1148.079956

                    (318.36)

         101,355.35

12/31/2002

879.820007

                    (586.62)

         344,127.13

12/31/2003

1111.920044

                    (354.52)

         125,686.88

12/31/2004

1211.920044

                    (254.52)

           64,782.19

12/30/2005

1248.290039

                    (218.15)

           47,590.93

12/29/2006

1418.300049

                      (48.14)

             2,317.79

12/31/2007

1468.359985

                           1.92

                      3.67

12/31/2008

903.25

                    (563.19)

         317,186.92

12/31/2009

1115.099976

                    (351.34)

         123,442.27

12/31/2010

1257.640015

                    (208.80)

           43,598.90

12/30/2011

1257.599976

                  (208.84)

           43,615.62

12/31/2012

1426.189941

                      (40.25)

             1,620.35

12/31/2013

1848.359985

                      381.92

         145,860.20

12/31/2014

2058.899902

                      592.46

         351,004.59

12/31/2015

2043.939941

                      577.50

         333,502.14

12/30/2016

2238.830078

                      772.39

         596,581.02

12/29/2017

2673.610107

                   1,207.17

     1,457,251.21

29328.87005

0

     4,177,169.05

Mean :-29328.87005/20

=1466.443503

SD=(Sum of Sq observation/N-1)^0.5

=(4177169.05/19)^0.5

=468.88

3.  

Date

Close

12/31/1997

970.429993

12/31/1998

1229.22998

12/31/1999

1469.25

12/29/2000

1320.280029

12/31/2001

1148.079956

12/31/2002

879.820007

12/31/2003

1111.920044

12/31/2004

1211.920044

12/30/2005

1248.290039

12/29/2006

1418.300049

12/31/2007

1468.359985

12/31/2008

903.25

12/31/2009

1115.099976

12/31/2010

1257.640015

12/30/2011

1257.599976

12/31/2012

1426.189941

12/31/2013

1848.359985

12/31/2014

2058.899902

12/31/2015

2043.939941

12/30/2016

2238.830078

12/29/2017

2673.610107