BEHAVIORAL FINANCE AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Answers to Text Discussion Questions 1. Discuss market bubbles and offer an opinion on why you think investors have trouble spotting bubbles. 10-1. Markets are not always rational and the herd instinct of following the crowds often causes investors and others to ignore the signs that point to a bubble. Bubbles catch professional investors as well as the novice. 2. Describe the three heuristics that investors use as “rules of thumb.” 10-2. 1) Representativeness:
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Problem Set 1 Ben Polak‚ Econ 159a/MGT522a. Four Questions due September 19‚ 2007. 1. Strictly and Weakly Dominated Strategies? What is the de nition of a strictly dominated strategy? What is the de nition of a weakly dominated strategy? Give an example of a two-player game matrix where one player has three strategies‚ one of which is strictly dominated; and the other player has three strategies‚ one of which is weakly (but not strictly) dominated. Indicate the dominated strategies. 2. Iterative
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Problem Statement: The perimeter‚ approximate surface area‚ and the approximate volume of an in ground pool is given by the following formula: Perimeter = 2 ( length+width ) Volume = length * width * average depth Underground surface area = 2 ( length + width ) average depth + length * width Using these formula as basis‚ write a program that accepts the length‚ width and average depth measurements‚ and then calculates the perimeter‚ volume and underground surface area of the pool. In writing
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CH 1 Quiz 1. Suppose your firm invests $100‚000 in a project in Italy. At the time the exchange rate is $1.23= 1.00 Euros. One year later the exchange rate is the same‚ but the Italian government has expropriated your firm’s assets paying only 80‚000 Euros in compensation. This is an example of a. Political risk 2. Country A can produce 10 yards of textiles or 6 pounds of food per unit of input. Compute the opportunity cost of adding one additional unit of food instead of textiles. a. 1 yard
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The Euro will survive the exit of Greece from the EURO zone Fin. 415 Prepared to : Dr. M. RAMADY Prepared by : Muadh AL-Karmi 200684140 This paper the subject of the euro surviving greece exiting the euro zone will be discussed‚ to be subjective we will examine both points of view and research it wither it will survive or not Voters’ rejection of pro-bailout political parties in Sunday’s election has raised the chances of Greece leaving the euro‚ but this unprecedented step
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PROBLEMS 1. Mississippi Mud Pies‚ Inc. needs to buy 1‚000‚000 Swiss francs (CHF) to pay its Swiss chocolate supplier. Its banker quotes bid–ask rates of CHF1.3990–1.4000/USD. What will be the dollar cost of the CHF1‚000‚000? Answer: The bank’s bid rate is CHF1.3990/$. That is the price at which the bank is willing to buy $1 in return for CHF1.3990. The bank sells dollars at its ask price CHF1.4000/$. Mississippi Mud Pies must sell dollars to the bank to buy CHF. Therefore Mississippi Mud Pies
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1. What is the price of the Brazilian Real in terms of US Dollars? What is the price of the US Dollar in terms of Brazilian Real? 1. US0.4912/BR 2. BR2.0358/US 2. Did the Australian Dollar appreciate or depreciate against the US dollar from Tuesday to Wednesday? A: Appreciate 3. What is the cross rate for the Brazilian Real in terms of Mexican Peso? 0.0751/0.4912=BR0.15289/MP 4. A bank provides the following quotes: Real0.15021/Mexican Peso and Real0.004143/Chilean Peso. Which of these
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ABMF3174 BUSINESS FINANCIAL TUTORIAL 1 1. If you bought a share of stock‚ what would you expect to receive‚ when would you expect to receive it‚ and would you be certain that your expectations would be met? A: When you purchase a stock‚ you expect to receive dividends plus capital gains. Not all stocks pay dividends immediately‚ but those corporations that do‚ typically pay dividends quarterly. Capital gains (losses) are received when the stock is sold. Stocks are risky‚ so you would not be
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FIN 515 14-1 Residual Distribution Model Axel Telecommunications has a target capital structure that consists of 70% debt and 30% equity. The company anticipates that its capital budget for the upcoming year will be $3 million. If Axel reports net income of $2 million and follows a residual distribution model with all distributions as dividends‚ what will be its dividend payout ratio? $410‚000 (3000000/5000000)*1000000 – (500000/5000000)*1000000 - .05(6000000)(1-.07) .6*1000000 - .1*1000000
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20 -20 will eclipse traditional cricket With a cocktail of energy‚ adrenalin and high TRPs‚ the World Twenty20 is already a success. Commentators and cricket buffs are labelling it the future. There is a certitude here that was absent‚ for instance‚ when predictions for the one-day format were made at the 1975 Prudential Cup. Despite the success of the World Twenty20‚ the ICC has insisted that it will not replace the 50-over format and that the limit of seven Twenty20 matches per Test-playing
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