.Select 15 companies from Pakistan Stock Exchange. Take Five years of data for these companies and, 2. Find daily return, average return, st deviation. 3. Weighted average returns. 4. Find sharpe ratio

.Select 15 companies from Pakistan Stock Exchange. Take Five years of data for these companies and, 2. Find daily return, average return, st deviation. 3. Weighted average returns. 4. Find sharpe ratio

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter9: Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Section: Chapter Questions

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