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3- Please write a paper in the document
4- Write a report on whatever you use to research and what you write in a different document because we will discuss it separately in class
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Go to the Yahoo Finance website (http://finance.yahoo.com) and download the weekly adjusted closing share price over a five-year period beginning ( 1^{text {st }} ) Jan 2018 and ending ( 31^{text {st }} ) December 2022 inclusive for one stock of your choice. You can download these data from the ′Historical Prices′ section and then the ′Download to Spreadsheet′ link. Save this information in an Excel spreadsheet. Make sure you sort the data in ascending order by date (i.e. 1st Jan 2018 to ( 31^{text {st }} ) December 2022). (1 mark) 2. Calculate the expected weekly returns for the stock assuming continuous compounding (i.e. use log returns) and the standard deviation for the stock. (3 marks) 3. Draw a histogram showing the empirical return distribution of the stock. Are the returns normally distributed? Lay over the theoretical distribution on the graph. Hint: Comment on the distribution by observing the moments of the distribution and support your argument with the skewness and kurtosis figures. ( 6 marks)
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Total of 13 assignments you have to do from Website I WILL PROVIDE YOU MY CREDENTIALS SO YOU CAN LOG IN AND DO ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS CORRECTLY AND MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW ALL THE RULES, AND INSTRUCTIONS ACCORDING TO THE ASSIGNMENTS. BEFORE STARTING THE ASSIGNMENT READ THE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION, IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. Total 13 assignments and power point assignment from website. . MUST READ AND MAKE SURE YOU DO FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS. READ ALL THE RESEARCH WEBSITE / REQUIREMENT FILE BEFORE STARTING ANY ASSIGNMENT. MUST ANSWER EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. MUST HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL THE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS, IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG YOU HAVE TO REDO THE ASSIGNMEN AGAIN.
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13 ASSIGNMENT FROM WEBSITE
Daily Challenge #3
Daily Challenge
Jan 20
Daily Challenge #4
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Jan 23
Daily Challenge #5
Daily Challenge
Jan 24
Financial Informatio…
Financial Statement AnalysisAccounting
Jan 24
Daily Challenge #6
Daily Challenge
Jan 25
Daily Challenge #8
Daily Challenge
Jan 27
Daily Challenge #9
Daily Challenge
Jan 30
Industry Analysis
Equity ResearchMacro AnalysisIndustry Research
Jan 31
Daily Challenge #10
Daily Challenge
Jan 31
Daily Challenge #11
Daily Challenge
Feb 1
Daily Challenge #12
Daily Challenge
Today
Equity Valuation (Pa…
Equity ValuationEquity ResearchComparable CompaniesPrecedent TransactionsDiscounted Cash Flow
Feb 7
Daily Challenge #13
Daily Challenge
Feb 3
Feb 3
Due on Jan 20
Daily Challenge #3
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Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
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Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Jan 23
Daily Challenge #4
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Jan 24
Daily Challenge #5
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
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Due on Jan 24
Financial Information Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis
Accounting
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Today is your first day covering Starbucks (SBX) as a research analyst. To get ahead, you want to familiarize yourself with the key company financials and basic drivers of the business. One of your old professors mentioned that the easiest way to see the snapshot of a company is through SEC’s annual reports.
Look up and explore the three primary financial statements—the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statements of Cash Flow—and the most recent quarterly earnings announcement. Can you identify any factors that have driven revenue? What factors have impacted profitability?
Insider tip: The Management’s Discussion & Analysis section, as well as the footnotes to the financial statements are both great sources for relevant commentary!
Note: You’ll find an example of what a good deliverable looks like for this individual challenge under Resources. Just remember: there’s no right or wrong for these challenges! Just focus on presenting your findings in a way that is clear, concise, professional, easy to understand, and you’ll be in good shape!
You can also watch a Skillful.y team member provide a prompt overview here.
Resources
Starbucks – Investor Relations
Investopedia – Financial Statements
HBS – Financial Statement Analysis: Basics for Non-Accountants
Investopedia – Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis
Sample Deliverable – An example to help guide you
Details
Download SBX’s financial information from the Starbucks Relations website or SEC’s EDGAR site.
Skim through the financial statements, practicing both vertical and horizontal analysis.
Compare the current period to past periods and attempt to explain any differences.
Compile your findings into a 3-5 slide Powerpoint deck. Deliverables should include (at a minimum) a discussion of revenue, cost and profitability drivers as well as your horizontal and vertical analyses. You are also welcome to include any other interesting learnings from the financial statements or the quarterly earnings announcement.
Due on Jan 25
Daily Challenge #6
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Jan 27
Daily Challenge #8
Daily Challenge
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Jan 30
Daily Challenge #9
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Jan 31
Industry Analysis
Equity Research
Macro Analysis
Industry Research
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Now that you have developed an understanding of some of Starbuck’s business drivers, your manager would like to better understand the broader competitive environment in which they operate. You have been asked to put together a report on the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry.
Your manager is particularly interested in understanding how large the industry is, how fast the industry is growing, who the top players are, and which external macro trends may impact the industry. Conduct this research and present an overview of the QSR industry.
Additionally, your manager would like to understand Starbucks’ competitors. Select at least two other competitors or peer companies in the QSR industry. For Starbucks as well as each competitor, compile and present a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats).
By the end of this analysis, you should have a strong point-of-view of the attractiveness of the QSR industry and what emerging trends present risks and opportunities for companies within the industry.
Note: You are not limited to the elements listed above – please include any other factors that you think are important to consider!
Optional Teaming: If you choose to work with others, we recommend dividing work amongst your team for the industry research portion of this challenge. Additionally, you should present at least two SWOT analyses per team member. (For example: if your team has two people, you should present four SWOT analysis – one for Starbucks, and three for competitors)
Guidelines:
Perform research and present your findings on the broader Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry. (Think of answering questions such as: How big is the industry? Who are the key players? How fast is it growing?)
Research and discuss the most important broader macro trends affecting the QSR industry. Explore how these factors could influence the future of the industry.
Perform a SWOT analysis on SBX in order to better understand its attractiveness within the industry.
Identify two SBX competitors or peer companies within the QSR industry. For these companies, perform and present a SWOT analysis in order to better understand its position in the industry.
If you are working with a team, please see prompt details for additional guidance.
Summarize your findings in 5-7 slides to be included in your report. Deliverables should include an overview of the QSR industry, key trends affecting the industry, a SWOT analysis on Starbucks and SWOT analyses on several of SBX’s competitors or peers.
You can also watch a Skillful.y team member provide a prompt overview here.
Resources
Corporate Finance Institute – Industry Analysis Methods
Corporate Finance Institute – SWOT Analysis
Details
Follow the instructions under Guidelines.
Save the presentation as a PDF and upload it to submit. If you are working together as a team, ALL members still need to upload the submission individually.
Due on Jan 31
Daily Challenge #10
Daily Challenge
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Feb 1
Daily Challenge #11
Daily Challenge
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Feb 2
Daily Challenge #12
Daily Challenge
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
Due on Feb 7
Equity Valuation (Part I)
Equity Valuation
Equity Research
Comparable Companies
Precedent Transactions
Discounted Cash Flow
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Background
There are three primary ways to determine the valuation of a company’s equity: discounted cash flow analysis, comparable company analysis, and recent precedent transactions. This week, we will focus on understanding the basics of each of these three methods. You can read more about these methods in the resources section below.
Analysts will often perform multiple types of analyses in order to estimate a value for a company’s stock. The analyst’s estimated value may be higher or lower than what the company is currently trading for in the market. An analyst with a strong conviction in their valuation may use this information to recommend buy/sell/hold decisions on a company’s stock.
Assignment
You are working on preparing materials for a client who is curious about investing in Starbucks. The client is excited to hear your investment recommendation, but first, they would like to better understand the methods you’ll use to arrive at an estimated value for Starbucks stock.
In a short 3-5 slide deck, explain the basic processes of the three main methods of equity valuation: (1) discounted cash flow analysis, (2) comparable company analysis, and (3) precedent transactions analysis.
Be sure to explain the three methods clearly enough so that someone without a deep knowledge of investing can understand the three methods. At the same time, try to be specific enough so that they understand your game plan for using these methods to value Starbucks more specifically.
Guide
Conduct independent research to better understand the three valuation methods listed above.
In a slide deck, put together a summary of the three main methods of equity valuation, highlighting the steps you’ll follow in each of the methods. Make sure the summary you provide is clear and easy to understand for someone who doesn’t have much investing knowledge. You will also want to describe the pros and the cons of each of the methods.
Then, put together a more specific game plan to help you further value Starbucks. Think about addressing some of the following areas:Discounted Cash Flow: What types of assumptions will you need to make? What discount rate will you use? How many years into the future will your model go? Where will you get the financial information needed for your analysis?
Comparable Company: Which peer companies will you select for your peer group? How might these peers be appropriate or not appropriate to include? Which metrics will you consider for this analysis, and why?
Precedent Transactions: Which information sources can you use to find recent transactions? Are there any specific, relevant transactions that you can identify? What are the benefits and drawbacks of using this method to value a company?
You can also watch a Skillful.y team member provide a prompt overview here.
Resources
Valuation Methods – Corporate Finance Institute
Equity Valuation Methods – Wall Street Mojo
Details
Follow the steps under the Guide section to prepare your slide deck.
Save your deck as a PDF and upload your document to submit.
Due on Feb 3
Daily Challenge #13
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Prompt
Designed to build fluency and domain knowledge, the daily quizzes have been carefully picked to help you get familiar with common terms.
These questions will raise in level as you progress and possibly repeat overtime to help reinforce your knowledge. Good luck and have fun!
Details
Answer the questions to the best of your ability and know you aren’t expected to know the answers already!.
You will be shown the right answers are at the end of each quiz.
Feel free to take notes of terms you’re not familiar with – they’ll come in handy for the future.
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MUST FOLLOW ALL THE REQUIREMENTS
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ALL THE ANSWERS MUST HAVE TO BE 100 PERCENT CORRECT

You can Use Excel to solve the Problem if you need. Short answer and I need the progress.
(30) Go to the U.S. Treasury website here and look up the daily yield curve rates. Note
that the rates are reported as percentages, so 0.35 should be read as 0.35% or r =
0.0035.

Q1: Explain the Covered Call and Protective Put strategy with example? (03Mark)

Q.2 Illustrate with example strategies using the three different types of swaps. (03 Mark)

Q.3 a- The price of a forward contract on a generic asset that expires on September10 whose spot price as of June10 is $45,assuming that the annually compounded risk-free rate is 6.01percent.(03 Mark)
b- On a particular day, the S&P 500 futures settlement price was 899.30. You buy one contract at the settlement price at around the close of the market. The next day the contract opens at 899.70, and the settlement price at the close of the day is 899.10. Determine the value of the futures contract at the opening, an instant before the close, and after the close. Remember that the S&P futures contract has a $250 multiplier.(03 Mark)
c- Consider a currency swap for $10 million and SF 15 million. One party pays dollars at a fixed rate of 9 percent, and the other pays Swiss francs at a fixed rate of 8 percent. The payments are made semiannually based on the exact day count and 360 days in a year. The current period has 181 days. Calculate the next payment each party makes. (03 Mark)
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No plagiarism, copying, or similarity to another student
Don’t forget references
and Answer should be 300 words or more Please
Thank you

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Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Choose an asset that you like on which options are available
Select ITM, ATM, and OTM with at least three different expiration dates Check the asset price and its options that you have selected on a daily basis Graph the asset and its options prices and their time values. What statements you can make:
1.Compare the changes in option prices to the changes in the price of the underlying asset
2. How does time value change over time?

Assignment Questions
Would you prefer independent or dependent central bank? Why? (3 points)
What is the role of the central bank on the financial system? What policies they implement, how would be implemented and their effects on the financial system. When the central bank should implement those policies? (4 points)
Contractionary monetary policies in Saudi Arabia last for more than one year and expected to last further (but with slower increase in interest rate); how should financial institution react to this? (3 points).

Assignment Questions:(Marks: 15)
A company issued 10-year bonds three years ago with a coupon of 7 percent. If the current market rate is 8 percent and the bonds make annual coupon payments, what is the current market value of one of these bonds? what is the current market value of one of these bonds if it was a zero-coupon rate? (2.5 Marks)
ABC company is growing at a constant rate of 7 percent every year. Last week the company paid a dividend of $1.8. If dividends are expected to grow at the same rate as the fi rm and the required rate of return is 12 percent, what should be the stock’s price four years from now? (2.5 Marks)
XYZ company is considering developing new computer software. Th e cost of development will be $775,000 and management expects the net cash flow from sale of the software to be $200,000 for each of the next six years. If the discount rate is 13 percent, what is the net present value and payback period of this project? (2.5 Marks)
A chemical company is considering buying a magic fan for its plant. Th e magic fan is expected to work forever and help cool the machines in the plant and, hence, reduce their maintenance costs by $6,000 per year. Th e cost of the fan is $50,000. Th e appropriate discount rate is 10 percent, and the marginal tax rate is 35 percent. Should the company buy the magic fan? (2.5 Marks)
Define bond yield to maturity. Why is it important? (2.5 Marks)
Explain why preferred stock is considered to be a hybrid of equity and debt securities? (2.5 Marks)