You are buying stock A on margin (1,000 shares). The interest rate on the margin loan is 12% per year. At the initiation of your trade, the bid price is $98, and the ask price is $104. Moreover, the initial margin is set to be 70%, and the maintenance margin is set to be 40%. Your investment horizon is one year. Suppose that the stock price hits zero at the end of your investment horizon. Calculate the return on equity (ROE) at the end of your investment horizon.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?

Gary lives in an area that receives high rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the year. which device would be useful to him to maintain his computer?