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Amazon.com stock prices gave a realized return of 5%,-596, 996, and-9% over four successive quarters. What is the annual realized return for Amazon.com for the year? A. B. OC. D. 1.06% 0.00% 2.12% -1.06%

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Answer #1

The stock price follow a geometric mean as opposed to arithmetic mean. Hence the answer shall not be B.

The 4 years successive returns shall be: ((1+5%)*(1-5%)*(1+9%)*(1-9%))-1
=((1+0.05)*(1-0.05)*(1+0.09)*(1-0.09))-1

=-0.010579

or -1.06%

Hence option D is correct

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