We calculated the returns on the NASDAQ Index and the following selected stocks on the NASDAQ Exchange

Question:

We calculated the returns on the NASDAQ Index and the following selected stocks on the NASDAQ Exchange for the period January 2011–December 2015.

Adobe Systems (ADBE)

Amazon (AMZN)

Amgen (AMGN)

Apple (AAPL)

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Comcast (CMCSA)

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Dollar Tree (DLTR)

Expedia (EXPE)

Garmin (GRMN)

Intel (INTC)

Mattel (MAT)

Microsoft (MSFT)

Netflix (NFLX)

Oracle (ORCL)

Scan Disk (SNDK)

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)

Staples (SPLS)

Starbucks (SBUX)

Calculate the beta coefficient and the coefficient of determination for the listed stock and interpret their values.

1. Amazon (AMZN)

2. Expedia (EXPE)

3. Netflix (NFLX)

Determine the average beta coefficient for the stocks in the listed portfolio.

4. Apple (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Oracle (ORCL)

5. Costco Wholesale (COST), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and Staples (SPLS)

6. Adobe Systems (ADBE), Intel (INTC), and Microsoft (MSFT)

Stocks
Stocks or shares are generally equity instruments that provide the largest source of raising funds in any public or private listed company's. The instruments are issued on a stock exchange from where a large number of general public who are willing... Beta Coefficient
Beta coefficient is a measure of sensitivity of a company's stock price to movement in the broad market index. It is an indicator of a stock's systematic risk which is the undiversifiable risk inherent in the whole financial system. Beta coefficient...