An agent attends a conference where officers of publicly held companies give talks about their companies to increase investor awareness and to put a "positive face" on the company for the investing public. while taking a break from the lectures, the agent overhears an officer of a company, who is next up to give a speech, talking on his cell phone in the hotel lobby, where he says: "you are telling me that we have just received a wells notice from the sec! " the agent knows that this is new information that is not public. the agent would be permitted to:

Maia wants to have a career in quality assurance. which best lists the qualifications she may need to succeed in this career? a. knowledge of cad, mechanical and electrical knowledge, and logic b. ability to use lab equipment, operate computers, and examine evidence c. financial skills, dependability, and dexterity for physical labor d. math skills, physical strength, and ability to use tools and machinery

If temper company, a manufacturer of mattresses, was considering moving its production facilities to china but decided against it because the additional costs of shipping the mattresses back to the u. s. would offset the cost savings associated with moving the production facilities, the increased costs associated with shipping would be an example ofanswers: learning-curve economies. diseconomies of scale. economies of scale. competitive advantages.

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?