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A $500,000 stock portfolio has an annual expected return of 13% and a standard d

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Question

A $500,000 stock portfolio has an annual expected return of 13% and a standard deviation of 38%. What is the portfolio Value at Risk (VaR) at a 5% probability level? (Note: From Excel: =Norminv (0.05,0,1) = -1.64485 standard deviations)

-$227,850

-$212,250

-$250,000

-$247,522

-$272,150

Opponents of the EMH (Efficient Market Hypothesis) typically advocate __________.

A risk-taking investment strategy

A passive investment strategy

A conventional investment strategy

A liberal investment strategy

An active investment strategy

A.

-$227,850

B.

-$212,250

C.

-$250,000

D.

-$247,522

E.

-$272,150

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER: D. ($ 247522) VaR= Expected Return+(-1.64485*Std. Devn.) ie.=0.13+(-1.64485*0.38) -49.5043% VaR $=500000*-0.495043 -247522 Opponents of the EMH (Efficient Market Hypothesis) typically advocates A liberal investment strategy (As EMH assumes a passive investment strategy )