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标题: Reading 51: An Introduction to Asset Pricing Models LOS c习题 [打印本页]

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:37 标题: [2010]Session 12-Reading 51: An Introduction to Asset Pricing Models LOS c习题

LOS c: Define systematic and unsystematic risk and explain why an investor should not expect to receive additional return for assuming unsystematic risk.

What is the risk measure associated with the CML?

A)
Beta.

B)
Standard deviation.

C)
Market risk.

In the context of the CML, the measure of risk (x-axis) is total risk, or standard deviation. Beta (systematic risk) is used to measure risk for the security market line (SML).

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:37

Which of the following is the risk that disappears in the portfolio construction process?

A)
Systematic risk.

B)
Interest rate risk.

C)
Unsystematic risk.

Unsystematic risk (diversifiable risk) is the risk that is eliminated when the investor builds a well-diversified portfolio.

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:38

A)
portfolio with the highest return on the Capital Market Line.

B)
portfolio that maximizes his utility on the Capital Market Line.

C)
market portfolio on the Capital Market Line.

Given the Capital Market Line, the investor chooses the portfolio that maximizes his utility. That portfolio may be exactly the market portfolio or it may be some combination of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio.

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:38

Which of the following statements about systematic and unsystematic risk is least accurate?

A)
The unsystematic risk for a specific firm is similar to the unsystematic risk for other firms in the same industry.

B)
Total risk equals market risk plus firm-specific risk.

C)
As an investor increases the number of stocks in a portfolio, the systematic risk will remain constant.

This statement should read, "The unsystematic risk for a specific firm is not similar to the unsystematic risk for other firms in the same industry." Thus, other terms for this risk are firm-specific, or unique, risk.

Systematic risk is not diversifiable. As an investor increases the number of stocks in a portfolio the unsystematic risk will decrease at a decreasing rate. Total risk equals systematic (market) plus unsystematic (firm-specific) risk.

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:39

In the context of the capital market line (CML), which of the following statements is TRUE?

A)
Firm-specific risk can be reduced through diversification.

B)
The two classes of risk are market risk and systematic risk.

C)
Market risk can be reduced through diversification.

The other statements are false. Market risk cannot be reduced through diversification; market risk = systematic risk. The two classes of risk are unsystematic risk and systematic risk.

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:39

Which of the following is least likely considered a source of systematic risk for bonds?

A)
Purchasing power risk.

B)
Market risk.

C)
Default risk.

Default risk is based on company-specific or unsystematic risk.

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:40

Which of the following statements about risk is FALSE?

A)
Total risk = systematic risk - unsystematic risk.

B)
The market portfolio consists only of systematic risk.

C)
Unsystematic risk is diversifiable risk.

Total risk = systematic risk + unsystematic risk

作者: honeycfa 时间: 2010-4-21 14:40

Beta is a measure of:

A)
systematic risk.

B)
total risk.

C)
company-specific risk.

Beta is a measure of systematic risk.

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