Given the following information:
What is the expected return and standard deviation of the portfolio if 50% of funds invested in each stock? What would be the impact if the correlation coefficient were 0.6 instead of 0.2?
Mr. Nitin, a trading and a clearing member, took proprietary position in August 2007 expiry contract. He bought 10000 units of SAIL@ Rs.140 and sold 8000 units @ Rs.143.50. The end of the day settlement price for August 2007 expiry contact is Rs.141. If the initial margin per unit of SAIL for August 2007 is Rs.42 per unit, then the total initial margin payable by Nitin would be_______
The correlation coefficient between returns on stock of M/s X Ltd and the market returns is 0.3. The variance of returns on M/s X Ltd. is 225(%)2 and that for the market returns is 100(%)2 . The risk-free rate of return is 5% and the market return is 15%. The last paid dividend is Rs. 2 and the current purchase price is Rs. 30. The growth rate for the company is 10%. The required rate of return on the security as per the Capital Asset Pricing Model is:
Vishal is working with Amex Ltd since October 1, 1997. He is entitled to a basic salary of Rs. 6,000 pm.Dearness Allowance is 40% of Basic Salary for retirement benefits. He retired from his job on December 1,2010 (4 months before the end of F.Y 2010-11) and shifted to his village. He is entitled to the following benefits at the time of retirement. Gratuity = Rs. 98,000. Pension from December 1, 2008 = Rs. 2,000 per month. Payment from recognized PF = Rs. 3,00,000. Encashment of earned leave for 150 days = Rs. 36,000. He was entitled to 40 days leave for every completed year of service. He got 50% of his pension commuted in lump sum w.e.f March 1, 2011 and received Rs. 1,20,000 as commuted pension. Vishal contributes Rs. 900 per month to RPF to which his employer contributes an equal amount. What will be the amount of un-commuted pension for Vishal that will form part of his total income for the A.Y. 2011-12?
Which of the following option illustrates an advantage of the probate process?
Ram purchased a house in Mumbai in March 2000 for Rs.3,50,000. In April,2011 he entered into an agreement to sell the property to Shyam for a consideration of Rs.19,75,000 and received earnest money of Rs.5,00,000. As per the terms of the agreement, the balance payment was to be made within 30 days of the agreement. If the intending purchaser does not make the payment within 30 days, the earnest money would be forfeited. As Shyam could not make the payment within the stipulated time the amount of Rs.5,00,000 was forfeited by Ram.
Which of the following statement is correct in respect of the above problem? [CII-12-13: 852,11-12: 785,10-11:711,84-85: 125]