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The data given to you in the following table contains the average monthly returns and standard deviations for the S&P 500 index (in USD) and. EAFE index (in Local currency and USD) for the period 1991 to 2012. The correlation between S&P 500 and the EAFE (Local currency) over the entire period is 0.7927 (for local currency). The correlation between S&P 500 and the EAFE (USD) over the entire period is 0.7805. You are asked to present three computations: (a) The currency effect of investing in these market indices over the entire period. (5 points) Question 3: Table. EAFE S&P 500 (Local Currency) EAFE (USD) MEAN STD MEAN STD MEAN STD 1991 2.33% 4.56% 0.82% 4.61% 1.12% 5.34% 1992 0.63% 2.15% -0.45% 3.37% -0.96% 4.21% 1993 0.82% 1.75% 2.27% 4.51% 2.52% 5.15% 1994 0.15% 3.05% -0.09% 3.50% 0.71% 3.76% 1995 2.70% 1.50% 0.84% 3.42% 0.98% 3.69% 1996 1.78% 3.14% 0.96% 2.86% 0.54% 2.09% 1997 2.52% 4.60% 1.19% 4.73% 0.27% 4.65% 1998 2.30% 6.21% 1.17% 6.03% 1.71% 5.67% 1999 1.67% 3.78% 2.51% 3.59% 2.09% 3.65% 2000 -0.68% 4.95% -0.57% 2.92% -1.17% 3.92% 2001 -0.90% 5.7396 -1.3396 4.9896 -1.85% 4.9496 2002 -1.90% 5.96% -2.31% 5.69% -1.27% 5.48% 2003 2.17% 3.29% 1.66% 3.97% 2.87% 4.22% 2004 0.88% 2.11% 1.04% 1.67% 1.61% 2.73% 2005 0.42% 2.29% 2.22% 2.78% 1.14% 2.89% 2006 1.24% 1.63% 1.34% 2.61% 2.04% 2.70% 2007 0.48% 2.79% 0.35% 2.49% 0.96% 2.79% 2008 -3.60% 6.07% -3.94% 6.76% -4.28% 7.83% 2009 2.17% 6.43% 2.04% 5.60% 2.62% 7.43% 2010 1.32% 5.56% 0.52% 4.37% 0.86% 6.62% 2011 0.27% 4.60% -0.97% 3.85% -0.89% 5.64% 2012 1.29% 3.04% 1.44% 3.56% 1.49% 4.79% MEAN: average monthly returns; STD: standard deviation of monthly returns The data given to you in the following table contains the average monthly returns and standard deviations for the S&P 500 index (in USD) and. EAFE index (in Local currency and USD) for the period 1991 to 2012. The correlation between S&P 500 and the EAFE (Local currency) over the entire period is 0.7927 (for local currency). The correlation between S&P 500 and the EAFE (USD) over the entire period is 0.7805. You are asked to present three computations: (a) The currency effect of investing in these market indices over the entire period. (5 points) Question 3: Table. EAFE S&P 500 (Local Currency) EAFE (USD) MEAN STD MEAN STD MEAN STD 1991 2.33% 4.56% 0.82% 4.61% 1.12% 5.34% 1992 0.63% 2.15% -0.45% 3.37% -0.96% 4.21% 1993 0.82% 1.75% 2.27% 4.51% 2.52% 5.15% 1994 0.15% 3.05% -0.09% 3.50% 0.71% 3.76% 1995 2.70% 1.50% 0.84% 3.42% 0.98% 3.69% 1996 1.78% 3.14% 0.96% 2.86% 0.54% 2.09% 1997 2.52% 4.60% 1.19% 4.73% 0.27% 4.65% 1998 2.30% 6.21% 1.17% 6.03% 1.71% 5.67% 1999 1.67% 3.78% 2.51% 3.59% 2.09% 3.65% 2000 -0.68% 4.95% -0.57% 2.92% -1.17% 3.92% 2001 -0.90% 5.7396 -1.3396 4.9896 -1.85% 4.9496 2002 -1.90% 5.96% -2.31% 5.69% -1.27% 5.48% 2003 2.17% 3.29% 1.66% 3.97% 2.87% 4.22% 2004 0.88% 2.11% 1.04% 1.67% 1.61% 2.73% 2005 0.42% 2.29% 2.22% 2.78% 1.14% 2.89% 2006 1.24% 1.63% 1.34% 2.61% 2.04% 2.70% 2007 0.48% 2.79% 0.35% 2.49% 0.96% 2.79% 2008 -3.60% 6.07% -3.94% 6.76% -4.28% 7.83% 2009 2.17% 6.43% 2.04% 5.60% 2.62% 7.43% 2010 1.32% 5.56% 0.52% 4.37% 0.86% 6.62% 2011 0.27% 4.60% -0.97% 3.85% -0.89% 5.64% 2012 1.29% 3.04% 1.44% 3.56% 1.49% 4.79% MEAN: average monthly returns; STD: standard deviation of monthly returns