Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: A hedge fund has created a portfolio using just two stocks.

A hedge fund has created a portfolio using just two stocks. It has shorted $35,000,000 worth of Oracle stock and has purchased $85,000,000 of Intel stock. The correlation between Oracleâ€&#...

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Q: Consider the portfolio in Problem 27. Suppose the correlation between Intel

Consider the portfolio in Problem 27. Suppose the correlation between Intel and Oracle’s stock increases, but nothing else changes. Would the portfolio be more or less risky with thi...

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Q: Fred holds a portfolio with a 30% volatility. He decides

Fred holds a portfolio with a 30% volatility. He decides to short sell a small amount of stock with a 40% volatility and use the proceeds to invest more in his portfolio. If this transaction reduces t...

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Q: Consider a world that only consists of the three stocks shown in

Consider a world that only consists of the three stocks shown in the following table: a. Calculate the total value of all shares outstanding currently. b. What fraction of the total value outstandin...

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Q: Suppose Target’s stock has an expected return of 20% and a

Suppose Target’s stock has an expected return of 20% and a volatility of 40%, Hershey’s stock has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 30%, and these two stocks are uncorrelated. a. What is t...

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Q: You have $10,000 to invest. You decide to

You have $10,000 to invest. You decide to invest $20,000 in Google and short sell $10,000 worth of Yahoo! Google’s expected return is 15% with a volatility of 30% and Yahoo!’s expected return is 12% w...

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Q: You expect HGH stock to have a 20% return next year

You expect HGH stock to have a 20% return next year and a 30% volatility. You have $25,000 to invest, but plan to invest a total of $50,000 in HGH, raising the additional $25,000 by shorting either KB...

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Q: Suppose you have $100,000 in cash, and you

Suppose you have $100,000 in cash, and you decide to borrow another $15,000 at a 4% interest rate to invest in the stock market. You invest the entire $115,000 in a portfolio J with a 15% expected ret...

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Q: You have $100,000 to invest. You choose to

You have $100,000 to invest. You choose to put $150,000 into the market by borrowing $50,000. a. If the risk-free interest rate is 5% and the market expected return is 10%, what is the expected return...

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Q: You currently have $100,000 invested in a portfolio that

You currently have $100,000 invested in a portfolio that has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 8%. Suppose the risk-free rate is 5%, and there is another portfolio that has an expected ret...

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