Risk and Capital
A. Find an estimate of the risk free rate of interest.
1. DJIA 10,558.03 -52.07 -0.49%
2. NASDAQ 2,177.91 -13.41 -0.61%
3. S & P 500 1,226.42 -9.44 -0.76%
4. S & P/TSX 10,550.51 -76.20 -0.72%
5. BOVESPA 26,517.92 48.02 0.18%
6. U.S. FED FUNDS 3.50 0.06
7. U.S. FED TARGET 3.25 0.00
8. CANADIAN 10 ?YR BOND 4.00 0.07
9. U.S. 10 YR TREASURY 4.39 0.07
10. U.S. GDP 07/29 3.4%
11. U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT 08/05 5.0%
12. CANADIAN UNEMPLOYMENT 08/05 6.8%
13. BRAZILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT 07/21 9.4%
Information regarding the U.S. 10 yr treasury: the risk free rate is 4.39%, market risk premium is 7.5%.