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Reference the options chain for Caterpillar, Inc. (ticker: CAT) shown below. You bought two contracts of the $100 strike put. What is your breakeven point? State your answer in contract-level terms. Your answer should be a dollar amount with two decimal places of accuracy. (Note on viewing table below: You may have to use a horizontal scrollbar to see all of the columns in the table below.) CAT Option Chain     Month: Nov 2020     Calls Puts Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int. Strike Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int. 12.40 — 14.80 15.45 — 32 100.00 10.70 -0.27 10.55 10.90 12 426 11.75 — 12.05 12.65 — 154 105.00 13.00 -0.65 12.85 13.25 28 403 10.05 +0.74 9.75 10.10 10 211 110.00 15.54 — 15.50 15.95 — 308 7.70 +1.70 7.70 8.10 2 622 115.00 18.64 — 18.40 18.95 — 292 Expires 11/20/2020   Last Trade: $105.41 (as of May 15, 2020 11:06) 

You are screening for stocks and find one with a Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 0.94. How should you interpret this value?

A stock has a current price of $[a]. You expect it to reach $[b] at the end of one year and pay $[c] in dividends. What is your expected holding period return? State your answer as a percentage with two decimal places (i.e., 13.21, not .1321).

You are considering investing in a company that makes a revolutionary new medical testing kit. They are the only ones making this product as it is brand new to the market. Which two of Porter’s five forces should you watch closely? (Select two options)

Reference the options chain for Caterpillar, Inc. (ticker: CAT) shown below. You sold two contracts of the $100 strike put. What is your max profit? State your answer in total dollar terms (i.e., total out-of-pocket cost not factoring transaction costs), not contract-level terms. Your answer should be a dollar amount with two decimal places of accuracy. (Note on viewing table below: You may have to use a horizontal scrollbar to see all of the columns in the table below.) CAT Option Chain     Month: Nov 2020     Calls Puts Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int. Strike Last Change Bid Ask Volume Open Int. 12.40 — 14.80 15.45 — 32 100.00 10.70 -0.27 10.55 10.90 12 426 11.75 — 12.05 12.65 — 154 105.00 13.00 -0.65 12.85 13.25 28 403 10.05 +0.74 9.75 10.10 10 211 110.00 15.54 — 15.50 15.95 — 308 7.70 +1.70 7.70 8.10 2 622 115.00 18.64 — 18.40 18.95 — 292 Expires 11/20/2020   Last Trade: $105.41 (as of May 15, 2020 11:06) 

Exports are a significant consideration for the well-being of any country. If America’s exchange rate suddenly and unexpectedly appreciates relative to the Euro, then what impact might this have on the respective economies?

Which statement below is correct about the industry life cycle?

Which element is least valuable to macroeconomic top-down analysis?

An analyst might use the H-Model to account for an expected _____________________ in the dividend growth rate. 

Below is the financial data for Micron Technologies (ticker: MU). What is their Debt-to-Equity Ratio for 2022 and how do you interpret this value?