is not required. The objective of the course is to explain, in simple terms, the use of selected statistical methods and econometric models in finance. The content of the course includes simple static and dynamic models of financial returns, elements of portfolio theory, the CAPM regression model, elements of option pricing, the Value-at-Risk (VaR), and the ARCH model. Weighting of Course: Assignment 1 (12.5% of final grade): available October 2, due at beginning
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Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory in the Italian Stock Market: an Empirical Study ARDUINO CAGNETTI∗ ABSTRACT The Italian stock market (ISM) has interesting characteristics. Over 40% of the shares, in a sample of 30 shares, together with the Mibtel market index, are normally distributed. This suggests that the returns distribution of the ISM as a whole may be normal, in contrast to the findings of Mandelbrot (1963) and Fama (1965). Empirical tests in this study suggest that
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Products, Pricing, and Channels Introduction The all-new Mustang is the next chapter in the life of one of the world’s most iconic cars. The 2015 Ford Mustang is loaded with innovative technologies and delivers high levels of performance and style. “The Mustang is the first car to offer four, six, and eight-cylinder engines that each produces at least 300 horsepower. With more powertrain options to choose from, there is a Mustang to fit any lifestyle. The 3.7-liter V6 and upgraded 5.0-liter
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produce useful evidence on how stock prices respond to information. Many studies focus on returns in a short window (a few days) around a cleanly dated event. An advantage of this approach is that because daily expected returns are close to zero, the model for expected returns does not have a big effect on inferences about abnormal returns. * Corresponding author. Tel.: 773 702 7282; fax: 773 702 9937; e-mail: eugene.fama@gsb.uchicago. edu. The comments of Brad Barber, David Hirshleifer, S.P. Kothari
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the third week of March 2010. Based on the multifactor model and using time-series regression, our findings indicate that oil price is not an important determinant of returns in transportation and storage sector. Similarly, the findings suggest that gas price movements do not seem to play a role for transportation and storage sector. However, consistent with the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), the market portfolio is a significant pricing factor in the sector’s stock returns. In addition, the
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But diversification lowers risk even if assets' returns are not negatively correlated—indeed, even if they are positively correlated.[3] More technically, MPT models an asset's return as a normally distributed function (or more generally as an elliptically distributed random variable), defines risk as the standard deviation of return, and models a portfolio as a weighted combination of assets, so that the return of a portfolio is the weighted combination of the assets' returns. By combining different
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Profits With Dynamic Pricing Please note that gray areas reflect artwork that has been intentionally removed. The substantive content of the This document article appears as originally published.is authorized for use only by Neelu Bhullar at MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE until REPRINT July 2013. Copying or posting is an infringement of copyright. Permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu or 617.783.7860. NUMBER 48415 pricing How to Reap Higher Profits With DynamicPricing un Microsystems
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Page(s) 1. Introduction 3 2. Required Rate of Return on Equity 3 3. Beta 3 4. Capital Asset Pricing Model 4 5.1 Limitations of CAPM 4 5.2 The APT Model 4 5.3 The Three-Factor Model 4 5.4 Required Rate of Return using APT or Three-Factor 5 Model 5. Bonds 5 6.5 How bond prices are determined 5 6.6 The Rate of Return on the bonds 6 6. Conclusion 7
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VALUING WAL-MART-2010 Contents: 1. Background of Wal-Mart stores, Inc. 2. Valuing approach 3.1 Dividend Discount model 3.2 Capital asset pricing model 3.3 The Price/Earning multiple approach 3. Recommendation 1. Background Wal-Mart stores, Inc. Wal-Mart was the world’s largest retailer, operating more than 8,400 stores worldwide. Wal-Mart’s strategy was to provide a broad assortment of quality merchandise and services at ”everyday low prices”
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aircraft component from Boeing’s overall corporate WACC. Suggested Questions 1. What is an appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRRs from the Boeing 7E7? a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to
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