Assignment 02:

Refer to the excel file “Assignment 02”. In column 3-4 liquidity related portfolio returns are given
and in column 5, long/short (P5-P1) portfolio returns are given. All returns are reported in local
currency (PKR). Exchange rate data is provided in column 6.

Task:

Assume that a foreign investor from the US wants to invest in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and
picked liquidity related portfolios for investment (P1,P5,P5-P1). Now the foreign investor is
interested to know how much average dollar denominated returns he can expect by investing
into these portfolios. Your task is to convert these portfolio returns into UD dollars and then
calculate the average returns for each portfolio (in dollars). (Marks: 05)

SUBMISSION:
Deadline: January 17th, 2021
Time: 11:59 PM
Submission Mode: mohsin.sadaqat@nbs.nust.edu.pk

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:

1. PLEASE NOT THAT 50% MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS. NO NEED TO
EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS.
2. THIS IS A GROUP ASSIGNMENT. THE GROUP MEMBERS MUST BE THE SAME AS IN PREVIOUS
ASSIGNMENT.
3. NO FAVOR (MARKS) WILL BE GRANTED TO ANY STUDENT WHO DO IT INDIVIDUALLY.
4. SOLVE THE ASSIGNMENT IN THE SAME EXCEL FILE PROVIDED TO YOU AND WRITE YOUR
NAMES AND SECTION.

Good Luck!