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Use Python to answer this question. (a) Select a stock and obtain the stock prices for a one-year period. Create a histogram of its daily returns. (10 marks) (b) Calculate the daily price volatility of the stock and explain its significance. (10 marks) (c) Find the chain of call and put options available on this stock using either Eikon or the internet. Describe what a call option is and explain the information given for each call option. (10 marks) Question 2 Use Excel in your calculations. May purchases a house for $2.5 million and makes a down payment of 40% of the purchase price. She borrows the rest from the bank on a 25-year loan, which charges her 1.2% for the first year and 1-year SIBOR + 0.35% thereafter. The monthly payment of a variable-rate loan is calculated as if it is a fixed-rate loan on the outstanding loan balance and time remaining on the loan, whenever the variable rate is changed. (a) Compute the monthly payment she has to make in the first year. What is the loan balance remaining at the end of one year? (8 marks) (b) Calculate the monthly payment she has to make in the second year assuming the 1- year SIBOR is 1.7%. What is the loan balance remaining at the end of two years? How much was the interest and principal repayment made at the end of two years? (8 marks) (c) What is SIBOR? From your understanding of SIBOR, explain if the (mortgage) loan rate can ever be less than SIBOR? (4 marks) Question 3 Use Excel in your calculations. The yield on 10 year Singapore Treasury bonds is 3% and the market return is 5%. You are studying UniSUSS stock which has a beta of 1.2. UniSUSS has just paid a dividend of 1.20 and expects dividends to grow at a rate of 4% per annum for the next 5 years, and to slow down to 2% growth per annum thereafter. (a) Calculate the discount rate you should apply to UniSUSS stock. (5 marks) (b) What is the intrinsic value of UniSUSS stock? (10 marks) (c) If dividends stop growing after the first 5 years, what is the intrinsic value of UniSUSS stock? (5 marks) Question 4 Answer the following questions using Python. Trunk Company plans to invest in Project A with the following estimated annual cash flows: Yr 1 $ 20,000 Yr 2 $ 90,000 Yr 3 $ 180,000 Yr 4 $ 220,000 Yr 5 $ 150,000 The project costs $500,000. The required return for this project is 5% compounded quarterly. Trunk Company looks at another Project B which might potentially be better than Project A. Project B has the following cash flows: Yr 1 $ 150,000 Yr 2 $ 220,000 Yr 3 $ 180,000 Yr 4 $ 90,000 Yr 5 $ 20,000 This project also costs $500,000. The required return for this project is 5% compounded quarterly, same as Project A. (a) Compute the IRR of Projects A and B, and propose whether to accept or reject each project, assuming there are unlimited funds. Explain your decision. (10 marks) (b) Calculate the NPV of each project. Propose whether to accept or reject each project based on NPV, and choose one project, assuming the Company has funds only for one project. Explain your decision. (10 marks) (c) Explain why one of the projects is superior although the cash flows are the same except that they are received in different years. What should the cost of the inferior project be in order to make you indifferent to either project? What is the resulting annual discount rate of the inferior project? (10 marks)

Sample Paper For Above instruction

Answer to Question 1:

Part (a): Selecting a stock and creating a histogram of daily returns using Python

To analyze stock performance, I selected Apple Inc. (AAPL) as the stock of choice. Using Python, I retrieved daily closing prices for a period of one year from Yahoo Finance via the yfinance library. The daily returns were calculated as the percentage change of closing prices. A histogram was plotted to visualize the distribution of these daily returns.

import yfinance as yf

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


import numpy as np


Download stock data


stock = yf.download('AAPL', period='1y', progress=False)


Calculate daily returns


stock['Daily Return'] = stock['Close'].pct_change()


Drop missing values


daily_returns = stock['Daily Return'].dropna()


Plot histogram


plt.hist(daily_returns, bins=50, edgecolor='black')


plt.title('Histogram of AAPL Daily Returns')


plt.xlabel('Daily Return')


plt.ylabel('Frequency')


plt.show()

The histogram allows us to observe the skewness, kurtosis, and variability of the stock's daily returns, which are instrumental in assessing risk.

Part (b): Calculating daily price volatility and its significance

Daily price volatility was computed as the standard deviation of daily returns, representing the variability of the stock's price movements. Using Python's numpy library, the calculation is straightforward:

volatility = np.std(daily_returns)

print(f'Daily Price Volatility: {volatility:.4f}')

Understanding volatility helps investors gauge the risk associated with holding the stock. Higher volatility indicates larger price fluctuations, implying greater uncertainty but also the potential for higher returns.

Part (c): Chain of call and put options & description of a call option

Using an online options chain for Apple on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) or Eikon, we find several call and put options with various strike prices and expiry dates. For instance, a call option with a strike price of $150 expiring in one month may be listed at a specific premium.

A call option grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying stock at a specified strike price before the expiry date. The key information includes strike price, premium, expiry date, and implied volatility. This instrument is valuable for speculative strategies or hedging against upward price movements.

Note: Specific option data varies; the description here is based on typical options market information.

Answer to Question 2:

Part (a): Calculating the first year's monthly payment and remaining balance

Purchase price: $2.5 million

Down payment: 40% → $1.0 million

Loan amount: $1.5 million

Loan term: 25 years (300 months)

First year interest rate: 1.2%

The monthly interest rate is 1.2% / 12 = 0.1%. Using the amortization formula, the monthly payment (PMT) is calculated as follows:

import numpy as np

loan_amount = 1500000


monthly_rate_first_year = 0.012 / 12


n_payments = 25 * 12


Monthly payment formula


PMT = loan_amount  monthly_rate_first_year / (1 - (1 + monthly_rate_first_year) * -n_payments)


print(f'Monthly Payment in First Year: ${PMT:.2f}')

Remaining balance after first year: Calculated by amortizing payments for 12 months, subtracting total payments from the initial loan, or more precisely, by computing the balance after payments made in the first year.

To compute, we iterate or use formulas for loan amortization. The remaining balance after one year can be computed using the formula for remaining balance after n payments:

def remaining_balance(principal, rate, n_payments_made, total_payments):

for _ in range(n_payments_made):


interest = principal * rate


principal_payment = PMT - interest


principal -= principal_payment


return principal


remaining_balance_year1 = remaining_balance(loan_amount, monthly_rate_first_year, 12, n_payments)


print(f'Remaining Balance after 1 Year: ${remaining_balance_year1:.2f}')

Part (b): Monthly payment and remaining balance in Year 2

In Year 2, the interest rate is assumed to be SIBOR + 0.35%. Given SIBOR = 1.7%, the new interest rate is 2.05% annualized. Monthly rate = 2.05% / 12.

Recalculate monthly payments based on the remaining balance at the end of Year 1, using the new interest rate and remaining term (which is 24.5 years or 294 months).

monthly_rate_year2 = 0.017 + 0.0035

n_payments_year2 = 25 * 12 - 12  # remaining payments after first year


Recalculate monthly payment for Year 2


PMT_year2 = remaining_balance_year1  monthly_rate_year2 / (1 - (1 + monthly_rate_year2) * -n_payments_year2)


print(f'Monthly Payment in Second Year: ${PMT_year2:.2f}')


Calculate remaining balance after two years


remaining_balance_year2 = remaining_balance(remaining_balance_year1, monthly_rate_year2, 12, n_payments_year2)


print(f'Remaining Balance after 2 Years: ${remaining_balance_year2:.2f}')


Total interest and principal paid in Year 2


interest_paid_year2 = 0


principal_paid_year2 = 0


balance = remaining_balance_year1


for _ in range(12):


interest = balance * monthly_rate_year2


principal_payment = PMT_year2 - interest


balance -= principal_payment


interest_paid_year2 += interest


principal_paid_year2 += principal_payment


print(f'Total Interest Paid in Year 2: ${interest_paid_year2:.2f}')


print(f'Total Principal Paid in Year 2: ${principal_paid_year2:.2f}')

Part (c): Explanation of SIBOR and its relation to mortgage rates

SIBOR (Singapore Interbank Offer Rate) is the interest rate at which banks in Singapore lend funds to each other. It serves as a benchmark for various short-term interest rates in Singapore's financial markets, including certain mortgage rates.

Typically, mortgage rates are tied to SIBOR with an added spread to cover lender risk and profit margins. Since SIBOR fluctuates based on interbank lending conditions, the mortgage rate can be less than, equal to, or greater than SIBOR depending on the lender's margin and prevailing market conditions.

In most cases, the mortgage rate will not be less than SIBOR because the lender's margin is positive, ensuring they earn a spread over the benchmark rate. Nonetheless, in highly competitive scenarios or special promotions, some mortgage rates might match or approach SIBOR, but rarely fall below it.

Answer to Question 3:

Part (a): Calculating the discount rate for UniSUSS stock using CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is used:

\[ r_{discount} = R_f + \beta (R_m - R_f) \]

where:

- \( R_f \) = risk-free rate = 3% (Singapore Treasury bond yield)

- \( R_m \) = market return = 5%

- \( \beta \) = 1.2

Rf = 0.03

Rm = 0.05


beta = 1.2


discount_rate = Rf + beta * (Rm - Rf)


print(f'Discount Rate: {discount_rate:.2%}')

Part (b): Calculating intrinsic value of UniSUSS stock

The dividend growth model (Gordon Growth Model) is employed:

For the first 5 years, dividends grow at 4%; thereafter, at 2%. The present value of dividends during high-growth period is discounted, along with the terminal value calculated at the end of Year 5 for the slower growth period.

dividend = 1.20

growth_rate_high = 0.04


growth_rate_low = 0.02


discount_rate = 0.0744  # from part (a)


PV of dividends for first 5 years


pv_dividends = 0


for t in range(1,6):


dividend_t = dividend  (1 + growth_rate_high) * (t -1)


pv_dividends += dividend_t / (1 + discount_rate) ** t


Terminal value at Year 5


dividend_year5 = dividend  (1 + growth_rate_high) * 4


terminal_value = dividend_year5 * (1 + growth_rate_low) / (discount_rate - growth_rate_low)


pv_terminal = terminal_value / (1 + discount_rate) ** 5


intrinsic_value = (pv_dividends + pv_terminal) * 1  # per share


print(f'Intrinsic Value of UniSUSS Stock: ${intrinsic_value:.2f}')

Part (c): If dividends stop growing after Year 5

In this simplified scenario, the intrinsic value is computed as the sum of discounted dividends plus the present value of the perpetuity starting at Year 6 with zero growth:

# PV of dividends for first 5 years as before

pv_dividends = sum([dividend * (1 + growth_rate_high)  (t-1) / (1 + discount_rate)  t for t in range(1,6)])


Perpetuity value starting from Year 6 with zero growth


perpetuity_value = dividend  (1 + growth_rate_high)  4  (1 + 0) / discount_rate


pv_perpetuity = perpetuity_value / (1 + discount_rate) ** 5


intrinsic_value_no_growth = pv_dividends + pv_perpetuity


print(f'Intrinsic Value with No Growth after Year 5: ${intrinsic_value_no_growth:.2f}')

Answer to Question 4:

Part (a): Computing IRR for Projects A and B using Python

Using numpy's financial functions, we calculate IRR based on cash flows:

import numpy as np

cash_flows_A = [-500000, 20000, 90000, 180000, 220000, 150000]


cash_flows_B = [-500000, 150000, 220000, 180000, 90000, 20000]


irr_A = np.irr(cash_flows_A)


irr_B = np.irr(cash_flows_B)


print(f'IRR Project A: {irr_A:.2%}')


print(f'IRR Project B: {irr_B:.2%}')

Acceptance criterion: If IRR exceeds the required return (adjusted for quarterly compounding), projects are acceptable.

Part (b): Calculating NPV for Projects A and B

NPV is calculated using the formula with quarterly compounding:

from numpy_financial import npv

rate_per_quarter = (1 + 0.05) ** 0.25 - 1


npv_A = np.npv(rate_per_quarter, cash_flows_A[:-1]) - 500000


npv_B = np.npv(rate_per_quarter, cash_flows_B[:-1]) - 500000


print(f'NPV Project A: ${npv_A:.2f}')


print(f'NPV Project B: ${npv_B:.2f}')

Decision: accept projects with positive NPV. Among acceptable projects, select the one with the higher NPV.

Part (c): Comparing projects and indifference point calculation

Despite similar cash flows, the timing impacts the present value; earlier cash flows increase NPV due to less discounting. To make the company indifferent, the lower cash flow project’s discount rate must equal the other project’s rate adjusted for timing differences, which can be computed through the IRR or NPV equivalence.

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