Decision Trees Are Unreliable for Making Pricing Decisions

question 53

True/False

Decision trees are unreliable for making pricing decisions.

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Definitions:

Real Rate of Return

The yearly rate of return on an investment, corrected for price changes stemming from inflation or external factors.

Annual Interest Rate

The percentage of the principal that is paid as interest to the lender over the course of one year, not accounting for compounding.

Value at Risk (VaR)

Measure of downside risk. The loss that will be incurred in the event of an extreme adverse price change with some given, typically low, probability.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that sheds light on historical volatility.