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Essay Instructions: Investors measure portfolio risk by using RiskMetrics. RiskMetrics uses three approaches to calculate financial risk: covariance approach, historical simulation, and Monte Carlo simulation.

write a report on how you will calculate the following financial risks of a portfolio using RiskMetrics:

* Exposure
* Uncertainty
* Uncertainty and exposure

Make sure to include:
You must explain your rationale for selecting an approach for calculating the financial risks

Analyze the RiskMetrics approach used to calculate exposure

Analyze the RiskMetrics approach used to calculate uncertainty

Analyze the RiskMetrics approach used to calculate uncertainty combined with exposure



APA style: 3 sources: 300 words per page; ONE INCH MARGINS ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE AND NO DIRECT QUOTES. MUST CITE WITHIN THE TEXT APA STYLE.
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Essay Instructions: Analyze evidence on "Investors Perceptions/Attitudes Towards Financial Derivatives and Hedging Decision Making" from the 8 articles provided on recent empirical studies.

Write a Literature Review Paper on the articles and HIGHLIGHT areas where the evidenve is ambiguous and further research is needed. Draw your conclusions.

*Based on the articles provided ONLY*

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Essay Instructions: select an American corporation.
Visit its website and download the Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows.
Complete the Financial Statement Review Worksheet.



? Financial Statement Review;


Financial Statement Review

What is the net income for the current fiscal year? Is it up or down from the prior year? Why would this information be important to investors?



What is the ending balance in stockholders? equity? Why would a labor union potentially be interested in this information?



What is the total value of assets? Why would this information be important to a potential creditor?



What is the total cash flow from operation?



What financial statement user would find this information most important?

Essay Instructions: 1. For each of the scenarios below, explain whether or not it represents a diversifiable or an undiversifiable risk. Please consider the issues from the viewpoint of investors. Explain your reasoning

a. There's a substantial unexpected increase in inflation.

b. There's a major recession in the U.S.

c. A major lawsuit is filed against one large publicly traded corporation.

2. Use the CAPM to answer the following questions:

a. Find the Expected Rate of Return on the Market Portfolio given that the Expected Rate of Return on Asset "i" is 12%, the Risk-Free Rate is 4%, and the Beta (b) for Asset "i" is 1.2.

b. Find the Risk-Free Rate given that the Expected Rate of Return on Asset "j" is 9%, the Expected Return on the Market Portfolio is 10%, and the Beta (b) for Asset "j" is 0.8.

c. What do you think the Beta (?) of your portfolio would be if you owned half of all the stocks traded on the major exchanges? Explain.

3. In one page explain what you think is the main 'message' of the Capital Asset Pricing Model to corporations and what is the main message of the CAPM to investors?