Reference no: EM132790261
Possible returns of a particular firm's common stock over the coming year is given according to the different investor's sentiment below:
Investor's Sentiment
p r
Negative 15.00% 5.00%
Neutral 21.00% 8.00%
Positive 64.00% 17.00%
Problem 1: Using the stock information presented above, determine the expected return, the standard deviation of returns, and the covariance for each investor's sentiment.
Group of answer choices
Option 1: 13.31 % expected return equation, 5.0% standard deviations of returns, 6.67 Covar_Negative, 2.98 Covar_Neutral, and .46 Covar_Positive
Option 2: 12.18 % expected return equation, 4.0% standard deviations of returns, 5.14 Covar_Negative, 1.80 Covar_Neutral, and .40 Covar_Positive
Option 3: 11.30 % expected return equation, 5.0% standard deviations of returns, 6.02 Covar_Negative, 1.00 Covar_Neutral, and 1.80 Covar_Positive
Option 4: 15.00 % expected return equation, 3.8% standard deviations of returns, 7.06 Covar_Negative, 3.54 Covar_Neutral, and 1.55 Covar_Positive