Over the next year, the stock market will either be a bull market or a bear market. The probability of a bull market is 35.00%, while the probability of a bear market is 65.00%. Shares in Meguire and Company will have a return of 17.90% in a bull market, and -17.20% in a bear market. What is the Volatility of Meguire and Company shares?     17.45%     15.97%     17.55%     16.74%

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Over the next year, the stock market will either be a bull market or a bear market. The probability of a bull market is 35.00%, while the probability of a bear market is 65.00%. Shares in Meguire and Company will have a return of 17.90% in a bull market, and -17.20% in a bear market. What is the Volatility of Meguire and Company shares?

   

17.45%

   

15.97%

   

17.55%

   

16.74%

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