答案和详解如下: Q1. If a stock decreases from $90 to $80, the continuously compounded rate of return for the period is: A) -0.1250. B) -0.1000. C) -0.1178. Correct answer is C) This is given by the natural logarithm of the new price divided by the old price; ln(80 / 90) = -0.1178. Q2. Given a holding period return of R, the continuously compounded rate of return is: A) ln(1 + R). B) eR − 1. C) ln(1 − R) − 1. Correct answer is A) This is the formula for the continuously compounded rate of return. Q3. The continuously compounded rate of return that will generate a one-year holding period return of -6.5% is closest to: A) -6.3%. B) -6.7%. C) -5.7%. Correct answer is B) Continuously compounded rate of return = ln(1 − 0.065) = -6.72%. |