Analysts may use regression analysis to estimate the index model for a stock. When doing so, the slope of the regression line is an estimate of ______________.

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• On November 22, 2009 the stock price of WalMart was $39.50 and the retailer stock index was 600.30. On November 25, 2009 the stock price of WalMart was $40.25 and the retailer stock index was 605.20. Consider the ratio of WalMart to the retailer index on November 22 and November 25. WalMart is _______ the retail industry and technical analysts who follow relative strength would advise _______ the stock.
• 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 ________.
• Suppose you estimate the characteristic line for Stock X. You find that the standard deviation of X’s error term is 7%, X’s beta is 1.4, and the standard deviation of the market is 12%. What is the total standard deviation for Stock X?
• Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? I. A unique characteristic line is plotted for each security to determine the beta. II. For a characteristic line, the X-axis represents betas for different securities. III. The slope of the characteristic line is the difference between the market returns andrisk-free returns.
• Which of the following statements is/are true with respect Capital Market Line (CML)? I. It is the line passing from risk-free rate through market portfolio. II. The slope of CML is called market price of risk. III. CML fails to express equilibrium pricing relationship between expected return and standard deviation for all efficient portfolios lying along the line.
• Which of the following do technical analysts believe is a lower bound on a stock’s price?
• A portfolio comprises of two stocks A and B. Stock A gives a return of 8%and stock B gives a return of 7%. Stock A has a weight of 60% in the portfolio. What is the portfolio return?
• A portfolio comprises of two stocks A and B. Stock A gives a return of 8%and stock B gives a return of 7%. Stock A has a weight of 60% in the portfolio. What is the portfolio return?
• Even low-quality forecasts have proven to be valuable because R-squares of only ____________ in regressions of analysts' forecasts can be used to substantially improve portfolio performance.
• The one-period rate of return from a stock or bond which may or may not be realized can be described by using the term