Short Essay Two:                            In 3 to 5 paragraphs, answer One of the following questions. A good answer will have a clear argument that is supported by evidence (specific examples). Organize your essay with a logical structure and use topic sentences to make the logic of your answer clear.Why was the Antebellum South at the center of American commerce and diplomacy, and why was slavery so important to Southern life?Why did the South secede, and what brought about the eventual end of slavery in the United States?

Analyze the following term by dividing it into word parts. Make sure you use / between word parts.  Your word is: hepatomegaly

If the average firm-specific risk of a sample of stocks is 36%, what is the remaining firm-specific risk of an equal-weighted portfolio of 64 stocks?

Given the following factor loadings from the Fama-French three-factor model, describe the characteristics of the stock: Market beta (βMKT): 1.2 SMB loading (βSMB): -0.8 HML loading (βHML): 0.5

If the average firm-specific risk of a sample of stocks is 32%, what is the remaining firm-specific risk of an equal-weighted portfolio of 16 stocks?

A stock was bought for $57 and sold for $58 after one year. The stock paid a dividend of $4 during the holding period. What is the holding period return?

Your fund’s risky portfolio has an expected return of 16% and a standard deviation of 30%. The risk-free rate is 4%. Based on your advice, your client goes with a risky portfolio allocation of 75%. What is the expected return on their complete portfolio?

Your fund’s risky portfolio has an expected return of 11% and a standard deviation of 22%. The risk-free rate is 3%. Based on your advice, your client goes with a risky portfolio allocation of 25%. What is the expected return on their complete portfolio?

You bought 20 shares of a $100 stock on margin one year ago. Today, the stock is worth $107 per share. You initially posted 75% margin. Ignoring any interest due and margin calls, calculate your rate of return.

Assuming that you are given the following datasets: flood zone map of the U.S. with polygons delineating areas (in polygons) prone to flooding; a map showing all properties in polygons that had filed a flood insurance claim in the past five years. It is believed that the flood zone map needs to be updated. Describe clearly and precisely the data/variables, process, specific functions-operations and parameter values that are required to complete the following task: identify the areas in the flood zone map that need to be updated and the types of update. If you need to make any assumptions, explicitly state these assumptions.