3. The data below corresponds to the historical performance of Google stock and at-the- money put...

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3. The data below corresponds to the historical performance of Google stock and at-the- money put options on Google stock (assuming the puts are held until maturity). If you don't know what a put option is, don't worry - we will cover put options eventually. 1 12 02 P 01 0.044 0.213 -0.380 0.996 -0.87 (a) What is the expected return on the minimum-variance portfolio? (b) Plot the points (o(w), (w)) for w=0, w = w* and w = 1, where w* is the variance- minimizing allocation to the stock. (c) Use your points from (b) to construct a rough sketch of the set of feasible risk-return pairs (i.e. the parametric curve {(o(w), (w)): 0 w 1}). (d) Is there any reason for a risk-averse investor to consider investing in put options here? 3. The data below corresponds to the historical performance of Google stock and at-the- money put options on Google stock (assuming the puts are held until maturity). If you don't know what a put option is, don't worry - we will cover put options eventually. 1 12 02 P 01 0.044 0.213 -0.380 0.996 -0.87 (a) What is the expected return on the minimum-variance portfolio? (b) Plot the points (o(w), (w)) for w=0, w = w* and w = 1, where w* is the variance- minimizing allocation to the stock. (c) Use your points from (b) to construct a rough sketch of the set of feasible risk-return pairs (i.e. the parametric curve {(o(w), (w)): 0 w 1}). (d) Is there any reason for a risk-averse investor to consider investing in put options here?