QUESTION 1
1.
What is the difference
between simple and dynamic investment factors (i.e. what trading strategy is
required to capture the risk premium)? Is the market portfolio exposed to any
dynamic factors?
3 points
QUESTION 2
1.
What two dynamic factors do
Fama and French add to the standard CAPM? How could you create a factor
mimicking portfolio for each of these two factors (i.e. what long and short
position would you need to take)?
3 points
QUESTION 3
1.
Does the disappearance of
the size effect signal that it was spurious (i.e. firm size was never a risk
factor and its premium observed prior to 1980s happened purely by chance) or
does it signal a near-efficient market in which practitioners quickly exploit any
anomaly?
3 points
QUESTION 4
1.
What is the momentum
factor? How could you construct a factor mimicking portfolio for the momentum
factor?
3 points
QUESTION 5
1.
Do value and momentum
investing strategies require periodic rebalancing? If so, when is more frequent
rebalancing likely to be necessary: when market volatility is high or when it
is low
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