1. Estimate of the risk-free rate pf interest ("U.S. 10-year Treasury" bond rate = 4.78%. Assumed Market Risk Premium = 7.5%. 2. IBM Stock Information a. IBM’s Beta = 1.64 b. IBM’s current annual dividend = $0.80 c. IBM’s 3-year dividend growth rate (g) = 8.2% d. Industry P/E = 23.2 e. IBM’s EPS = $4.87 3. With the information you have‚ use the CAPM to calculate IBM’s required rate of return or ks. CAPM: ks = RF +{ (kM Krf) x Beta} = ks = 4.78% + {7.5% x 1.64) = 17.08% ks
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Convertible Bonds A convertible bond is a bond that can be converted into shares of common stock. Therefore‚ these are two sources of value for this security: the value of the bond components‚ and the value from possibly converting the security into shares of common stock. Features of a Convertible Bond The basic features of a convertible bond can be illustrated by a hypothetical example. On November 1‚ 2003 ("today")‚ Apple‚ had $400 million in 8.80 percent (annual payments) convertible bonds due in
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A chemical bond is an attraction between atoms that allows the formation of chemical substances that contain two or more atoms. The bond is caused by the electromagnetic force attraction between opposite charges‚ either between electrons and nuclei‚ or as the result of a dipole attraction. The strength of chemical bonds varies considerably; there are "strong bonds" such as covalent or ionic bonds and "weak bonds" such as dipole-dipole interactions‚ the London dispersion force and hydrogen bonding
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Arbitrage n Government Bond Market Case Facts: Samantha Thompson‚ who analyzed and traded government bond for the firm of Mercer and Associates‚ seems to believe that she has found an arbitrage opportunity in U.S government bond market in 1991. U.S government bond market is the largest‚ most liquid‚ and closely watched fixed-income markets in the world and hence finding an arbitrage opportunity there was unlikely. Mercers were active in repo markets and occasionally participated in bond arbitrage on its
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Classification of Contracts (7 – 1.30) Simple and formal contracts A formal contract is a written contract (such as a deed). A simple contract can be entirely orally or a combination of oral and written. Bilateral Contract: exchange of promise – one promise for another (a promisee’s promise in return for the promisor’s promise or vice versa) o Union Dominions Trust (Commercial) Ltd v Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd [1968] 1 All ER 104 at 108‚ Lord Diplock Unilateral Contract: A one way
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FUNDAMENTALS The interest rate or required return represents the cost of money. It is the compensation that a supplier of funds expects and a demander of funds must pay. Usually the term interest rate is applied to debt instruments such as bank loans or bonds‚ and the term required return is applied to equity investments‚ such as common stock‚ that give the investor an ownership stake in the issuer. In fact‚ the meaning of these two terms is quite similar because‚ in both cases‚ the supplier is compensated
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two Treasury securities that mature in five years and have par values of $1‚000. One is a Treasury note paying an annual coupon of 5.06 percent. The other is a TIPS which pays 3 percent interest annually. a. If inflation remains constant at 2 percent annually over the next five years‚ what will be Judy’s annual interest income from the TIPS bond? From the Treasury note? b. How much interest will Judy receive over the five years from the Treasury note? From the TIPS? c. When each bond matures
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four to five members to work on the assignments together. Group switching is not allowed. Mandatory peer review will be carried out near the end of the semester. It is not necessary to computer-type the solution. However‚ the hand-written version has to be reader-friendly. Hard copies of the solutions must be dropped in the TA’s box by 6pm of the due date. Late submission will not be accepted. Please state clearly the names and UIDs of each member on the first page of the assignment. Homework
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Introduction A lot has been written about Ruskin Bond‚ our very own Indian writer‚ whose writing s span over 50 years. His versatile‚ original and elegant style of writing has made him a favourite to readers around the world. Despite Bond’s British background‚ he writes about India as an insider’s perspective. Having lived the majority of his life in India‚ he knows the country well and writes an authenticity and emotional engagement about the land and the people of the Himalayas and small-town India
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....................... Ruskin Bond attempts to analyze human psychology in his short stories; He deals with the elemental and impulsive life of man. He tells the stories objectively and beyond all these things his stories shows goodness of man’s heart and his faith in the Supreme power. He has innate power to produce the influence of one’s emotions‚ sounds and sights that thrills the senses of other man; it is due to his profound faith in God. As a writer he has put goodness of man and dignity
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