Robert Patterson, an options trader, believes that the return on options trading is higher on Mondays than on other days. In order to test his theory, he formulates a null hypothesis.Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? Returns on Mondays are:
Bonds rated B have a 25% chance of default in five years. Bonds rated CCC have a 40% chance of default in five years. A portfolio consists of 30% B and 70% CCC-rated bonds. If a randomly selected bond defaults in a five-year period, what is the probability that it was a Brated bond?
Suppose a bond with a par value of 1000 has coupon payments of 10% per annum and a yield to maturity of5%. If the bond has 4 years to maturity, what is the price of the bond?
An analyst applying a reinforcement learning model has assigned a probability to exploitation of 65%. As she completes more trials, she can reasonably expect that the probability will increase above: