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17. A stock price is $20. It has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 25%. What is the stock price that has a 2.5% chance of being exceeded in one day? (For this question assume that there are 365 days in the year.)
A.$20.41
B.$20.51
C.$20.61
D.$20.71
A.$20.41
B.$20.51
C.$20.61
D.$20.71
Answer: B
From the previous question the standard deviation of the change in one day is $0.26. There is a 2.5% chance that the stock price will increase by more than 1.96 standard deviations. The answer is therefore 20+1.96×0.26 = $20.51. The expected return in one day is small and can be ignored.
From the previous question the standard deviation of the change in one day is $0.26. There is a 2.5% chance that the stock price will increase by more than 1.96 standard deviations. The answer is therefore 20+1.96×0.26 = $20.51. The expected return in one day is small and can be ignored.
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Author: CoboCards-User
Main topic: Finance & Investment
Topic: Derivatives
Published: 27.10.2015