A portfolio is comprised of equal weights of two stocks labeled Stock X and Stock Y. The covariance between Stock X and Stock Y is 0.10. The standard deviation of Stock X is 0.50, and the standard deviation of Stock Y is 0.50. Which of the following comes closest to the correlation coefficient between Stock X and Stock Y? Select one: a. 0.60 b. 0.50 c. 1.00 d. 0.00 e. 0.40

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