The Security Risk Evaluation book published by Merrill Lynch uses the __________ as a proxy for the market portfolio.

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• The alpha of an active portfolio is 1%. The expected return on the market index is 16%. The variance of the return on the market portfolio is 4%. The nonsystematic variance of the active portfolio is 1%. The risk-free rate of return is 8%. The beta of the active portfolio is 1.05. The optimal proportion to invest in the active portfolio is __________.
• An Investor can form a portfolio that lies to the right of the optimal risky portfolio on asset allocation line by I. Lend some money at the risk free rate and invest the remainder in the optimal risky portfolio. II. Borrow some money at the risk free rate and invest in the optimal risky portfolio III. Such a portfolio cannot be formed IV. Invest only in risky assets
• What is the beta of a portfolio that is invested 25 percent in the market portfolio, 25 percent in an asset with twice as much systematic risk as the market portfolio and the rest in a risk-free asset?
• Merrill Lynch estimates the index model for a stock using regression analysis involving total returns. They estimated the intercept in the regression equation at 6% and the β at 0.5. The risk-free rate of return is 12%. The true β of the stock is ________.
• If a firm's beta was calculated as 0.6 in a regression equation, Merrill Lynch would state the adjusted beta at a number
• The intercept calculated by Merrill Lynch in the regression equations is equal to
• Analysis carried out on the performance of a fund for last year is compiled as under: Total selectivity 2.50% Net selectivity 1.53% of portfolio 0.90 Return on market index 13.00% Standard deviation of market returns 13.50% Risk free return, Rf 8.00% The total risk ( i) of portfolio is
• At the prevailing environment, the Capital Market Line (CML) equation for a portfolio is given as E(ri),% = 8 + 0.36 ?i The ex-ante SML equation for the same portfolio i is E(ri),% = 8 + 5.50 ?i Therefore, the variance of market portfolio is approximately
• Depending upon the investor’s preferences and the market opportunities an investor’s portfolio is the portfolio that I. Maximizes her expected utility. II. Maximizes her risk. III. Minimizes both her risk and return. IV. Maximizes her expected profit.
• The beta of an active portfolio is 1.20. The standard deviation of the returns on the market index is 20%. The nonsystematic variance of the active portfolio is 1%. The standard deviation of the returns on the active portfolio is __________.