Module II: Excel Assignment – Part 1 Part 1: Analyzing “stock market condition”. (Note: Collect S&P500 index prices using Yahoo! Finance.) 1) From Nasdaq (https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity

Module II: Excel Assignment – Part 1

Part 1: Analyzing “stock market condition”. (Note: Collect S&P500 index prices using Yahoo! Finance.)

1) From Nasdaq (https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/index/spx/historical), download S&P500 daily index prices over the period from Dec. 31, 2019, to Jun 30, 2021. (Note: Select 5Y and find the data range.)

2) Calculate daily S&P500 index returns and daily cumulative returns over the sample period.

3) Plot the cumulative returns and analyze the plot.

Module II: Excel Assignment – Part 2

Part 2: Analyzing “TED Spread”. (Note: Use FRED Economic Research Data.)

1) Download daily  “3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), based on U.S. Dollar” over the period from Dec.31, 2019, to Jun 30, 2021. ( https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USD3MTD156N )

2) Download daily “3-month Treasury Constant Maturity Rate” from Dec.31, 2019, to Jun 30, 2021. ( https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS3MO)

3) Calculate daily TED spreads over the sample period.

4) Plot the spreads and analyze the plot.