Questions from General Investment


Q: Suppose you are given the following information on the S&P

Suppose you are given the following information on the S&P 500: Date ………………………….…….Close 10/1/2015………………………………..1,923.82 10/2/2015 ………………………………1,951.36 10/5/2015 ……………………………..1,987.05 10/6/2015 ………...

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Q: Below you will see a stock price chart for Cisco Systems from

Below you will see a stock price chart for Cisco Systems from finance.yahoo.com. Do you see any resistance or support levels? What do support and resistance levels mean for the stock price?

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Q: What is the price of a Treasury STRIPS with a face value

What is the price of a Treasury STRIPS with a face value of $100 that matures in 10 years and has a yield to maturity of 3.5 percent?

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Q: In Problem 9, what is the bond equivalent yield?

In Problem 9, what is the bond equivalent yield? Data from Problem 9: How much would you pay for a U.S. Treasury bill with 112 days to maturity quoted at a discount yield of 2.18 percent? Assume a $...

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Q: A Treasury STRIPS matures in 7 years and has a yield to

A Treasury STRIPS matures in 7 years and has a yield to maturity of 4.4 percent. If the par value is $100,000, what is the price of the STRIPS? What is the quoted price?

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Q: A Treasury STRIPS is quoted at 90.875 and has 5

A Treasury STRIPS is quoted at 90.875 and has 5 years until maturity. What is the yield to maturity?

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Q: What is the yield to maturity on a Treasury STRIPS with 4

What is the yield to maturity on a Treasury STRIPS with 4 years to maturity and a quoted price of 70.485?

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Q: Mr. Spice wonders how a fixed-income manager could position

Mr. Spice wonders how a fixed-income manager could position his portfolio to capitalize on the expectation of an upward-shifting and twisting term structure. For the twist, interest rates on long-term...

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Q: A stock had a return of 8.9 percent last year

A stock had a return of 8.9 percent last year. If the inflation rate was 2.1 percent, what was the approximate real return?

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Q: Your investments increased in value by 11.6 percent last year

Your investments increased in value by 11.6 percent last year, but your purchasing power increased by only 7.6 percent. What was the approximate inflation rate?

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