Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Make the same assumptions as in the previous problem. a

Make the same assumptions as in the previous problem. a. What is the price of a standard European put with 2 years to expiration? b. Suppose you have a compound call giving you the right to pay $2 1 y...

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Q: Suppose a firm has 20 shares of equity, a 10-

Suppose a firm has 20 shares of equity, a 10-year zero-coupon debt with a maturity value of $200, and warrants for 8 shares with a strike price of $25. What is the value of the debt, the share price,...

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Q: A project costing $100 will produce perpetual net cash flows that

A project costing $100 will produce perpetual net cash flows that have an annual volatility of 35% with no expected growth. If the project existed, net cash flows today would be $8. The project beta i...

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Q: Obtain at least 5 years’ worth of daily or weekly stock price

Obtain at least 5 years’ worth of daily or weekly stock price data for a stock of your choice. 1. Compute annual volatility using all the data. 2. Compute annual volatility for each calendar year in y...

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Q: Let KT= S0erT. Compute Pr(ST

Let KT= S0erT. Compute Pr(ST

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Q: Let h = 1/52. Simulate both the continuously compounded

Let h = 1/52. Simulate both the continuously compounded actual return and the actual stock price, St+h. What are the mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of both the continuously compounde...

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Q: Suppose that S1 follows equation (20.26) with δ

Suppose that S1 follows equation (20.26) with δ = 0. Consider an asset that follows the process dS2 = α2S2 dt − σ2S2 dZ Show that (Î&plusm...

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Q: What is the value of a claim paying Q(T )−

What is the value of a claim paying Q(T )−1S(T )? Check your answer using Proposition 20.4.  (20.4)

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Q: Covered call writers often plan to buy back the written call if

Covered call writers often plan to buy back the written call if the stock price drops sufficiently. The logic is that the written call at that point has little “upside,â€&...

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Q: In this problem you will compute January 12 2004 bid and ask

In this problem you will compute January 12 2004 bid and ask volatilities (using the Black-Scholes implied volatility function) for 1-year IBM options expiring the following January. Note that IBM pay...

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