这是一篇来自英国的关于定量技术相关的Paper代写
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Login in on Keats.
Click at the following link and download the file dataset_coursework.dta,
Data has been collected from Yahoo Finance. They range from January 1990
to September 2021 with a daily frequency.
In Column 1, we report the “date”.
In Column 2, the variable “r_market”, is the return of the market portfolio.
In Column 3, the variable “rfr” is the daily return for the Treasury bills, the
risk-free asset.
In Column 4, “hml” is the average return of the stocks in the high market-to
book portfolio minus the return of the stocks in the low book-to-market
portfolio.
In Column 5, “smb” is the average return of stocks in a portfolio formed by
small market capitalization companies minus the average returns of stocks in
the portfolio formed by big market capitalisation companies (see Figure 1).
Data have been collected from the Kenneth French’s Data Library website and
the full description of the above variables is available at the following link.
From Column 6 onward, you will find the price for about 240 stocks listed in
the S&P500.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
a.Present the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and discuss how the theoretical model is made operational when going from the theory to the empirical practice.(10 marks)
b.Estimate the CAPM model using the data. Report and discuss the results and whether you believe the estimate you have obtained is appropriate.(10 marks)
c.Test the hypothesis that the asset is in equilibrium. Present the testing procedure, report the result of the test, and discuss the decision you take.(10 marks)
d.Assume you hold a portfolio. Would you buy the asset under examination if your aim is to make the portfolio you hold risk neutral? Discuss.(10 marks)
e.Present and discuss the Fama and French (1993) three factors model.
Estimate the Fama and French (1993) three factors model using the data and discuss the results.(20 marks)
f.Compare the results for model under question (e) with those from the model under question (b). What is the preferred model, and why? Discuss.(20 marks)
g.Discuss the relationship, if any, among the models you have estimated in point (b) and (e) with the index models.