ESSENTIALS OF INVESTMENTS CH. 1 –
5 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024
Holding-periodHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-rateHofHreturnHoverHaHgivenHinvestmentHperiod
dollarHweightedHaverageHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-theHinternalHrateHofHreturnHonHanHinvestment
scenarioHanalysisH-HcorrectHanswer-
processHofHdevisingHaHlistHofHpossibleHeconomicHscenariosHandHspecifyingHtheHlikelihoodHofHeachHone,HasH
wellHasHtheHHPRHthatHwillHbeHrealizedHinHeachHcase.
probabilityHdistributionH-HcorrectHanswer-listHofHpossibleHoutcomesHwithHassociatedHprobabilities
expectedHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-theHmeanHvalueHofHtheHdistributionHofHHPR
varianceH-HcorrectHanswer-theHexpectedHvalueHofHtheHsquaredHdeviationHfromHtheHmean
valueHatHriskH(VaR)H-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHdownsideHrisk.
kurtosisH-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHtheHfatnessHofHtheHtailsHofHaHprobabilityHdistribution.
skewH-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHtheHasymmetryHofHaHprobabilityHdistribution
risk-free-rateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHrateHofHreturnHthatHcanHbeHearnedHwithHcertainty
riskHpremiumH-HcorrectHanswer-anHexpectedHreturnHinHexcessHofHthatHonHrisk-freeHsecurities
excessHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-rateHofHreturnHinHexcessHofHtheHrisk-free-rate
, riskHaversionH-HcorrectHanswer-reluctanceHtoHacceptHrisk
sharpeHmeasureH-HcorrectHanswer-ratioHofHportfolioHriskHpremiumHtoHstandardHdeviation
mean-varianceHanalysisH-HcorrectHanswer-rankingHportfoliosHbyHtheirHsharpeHmeasures
inflationHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHrateHatHwhichHpricesHareHrising
nominalHinterestHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHinterestHrateHinHtermsHofHnominalHdollars
realHinterestHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHexcessHofHtheHinterestHrateHoverHtheHinflationHrate.
completeHportfolioH-HcorrectHanswer-theHentireHportfolioHincludingHriskyHandHrisk-freeHassets
PrimaryHMarketH-HcorrectHanswer-MarketHforHnewHissuesHofHsecurities.
SecondaryHMarketH-HcorrectHanswer-MarketHforHalready-existingHsecurities.
InitialHPublicHOfferingH(IPO)H-HcorrectHanswer-FirstHsaleHofHstockHbyHaHformerlyHprivateHcompany.
UnderwritersH-HcorrectHanswer-
UnderwritersHpurchaseHsecuritiesHfromHtheHissuingHcompanyHandHresellHthem.
ProspectusH-HcorrectHanswer-AHdescriptionHofHtheHfirmHandHtheHsecurityHitHisHissuing.
PrivateHPlacementH-HcorrectHanswer-
PrimaryHofferingsHinHwhichHsharesHareHsoldHdirectlyHtoHaHsmallHgroupHofHinstitutionalHorHwealthyHinvestors
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5 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024
Holding-periodHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-rateHofHreturnHoverHaHgivenHinvestmentHperiod
dollarHweightedHaverageHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-theHinternalHrateHofHreturnHonHanHinvestment
scenarioHanalysisH-HcorrectHanswer-
processHofHdevisingHaHlistHofHpossibleHeconomicHscenariosHandHspecifyingHtheHlikelihoodHofHeachHone,HasH
wellHasHtheHHPRHthatHwillHbeHrealizedHinHeachHcase.
probabilityHdistributionH-HcorrectHanswer-listHofHpossibleHoutcomesHwithHassociatedHprobabilities
expectedHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-theHmeanHvalueHofHtheHdistributionHofHHPR
varianceH-HcorrectHanswer-theHexpectedHvalueHofHtheHsquaredHdeviationHfromHtheHmean
valueHatHriskH(VaR)H-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHdownsideHrisk.
kurtosisH-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHtheHfatnessHofHtheHtailsHofHaHprobabilityHdistribution.
skewH-HcorrectHanswer-measureHofHtheHasymmetryHofHaHprobabilityHdistribution
risk-free-rateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHrateHofHreturnHthatHcanHbeHearnedHwithHcertainty
riskHpremiumH-HcorrectHanswer-anHexpectedHreturnHinHexcessHofHthatHonHrisk-freeHsecurities
excessHreturnH-HcorrectHanswer-rateHofHreturnHinHexcessHofHtheHrisk-free-rate
, riskHaversionH-HcorrectHanswer-reluctanceHtoHacceptHrisk
sharpeHmeasureH-HcorrectHanswer-ratioHofHportfolioHriskHpremiumHtoHstandardHdeviation
mean-varianceHanalysisH-HcorrectHanswer-rankingHportfoliosHbyHtheirHsharpeHmeasures
inflationHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHrateHatHwhichHpricesHareHrising
nominalHinterestHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHinterestHrateHinHtermsHofHnominalHdollars
realHinterestHrateH-HcorrectHanswer-theHexcessHofHtheHinterestHrateHoverHtheHinflationHrate.
completeHportfolioH-HcorrectHanswer-theHentireHportfolioHincludingHriskyHandHrisk-freeHassets
PrimaryHMarketH-HcorrectHanswer-MarketHforHnewHissuesHofHsecurities.
SecondaryHMarketH-HcorrectHanswer-MarketHforHalready-existingHsecurities.
InitialHPublicHOfferingH(IPO)H-HcorrectHanswer-FirstHsaleHofHstockHbyHaHformerlyHprivateHcompany.
UnderwritersH-HcorrectHanswer-
UnderwritersHpurchaseHsecuritiesHfromHtheHissuingHcompanyHandHresellHthem.
ProspectusH-HcorrectHanswer-AHdescriptionHofHtheHfirmHandHtheHsecurityHitHisHissuing.
PrivateHPlacementH-HcorrectHanswer-
PrimaryHofferingsHinHwhichHsharesHareHsoldHdirectlyHtoHaHsmallHgroupHofHinstitutionalHorHwealthyHinvestors
.