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Analysis on Stock Prices

Using the last 3 years of closing stock prices on the first trading day of each month from January,  2010 through December 2012 for Apple (APPL) and the S&P 500 (market) for the same date range

1)      Calculate the average return (monthly and yearly) for Apple stock and the market

2)      Calculate the standard deviation of returns for Apple stock and the market (monthly and yearly)

3)      Calculate the coefficient of variation of returns for Apple stock and the market (monthly and yearly)

4)      Calculate the beta of Apple stock relative to the market (monthly and yearly)

5)     Using a risk free rate of 1.5% and a market risk premium of 8% calculate the required rate of return for Apple using the security market line for each year

6)      Comment on your estimated annual returns for each year relative to your required return from #5. 

 

 

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