The beta of a market-neutral portfolio is zero.

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A: Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market. If a stock moves less…

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Q: What are the components of the risk-free rate?

A: risk free asset: it is the asset which does not carry any risk.

Q: What is the relationship between correlation and the risk of the portfolio's rate of return? i.…

A: Correlation represents the degree of relationship between the movement of prices of assets in a…

Q: Define the term Risk-free real return?

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Q: What is the expected return on a portfolio? How can the expected return on a portfolio be…

A: Expected Return on Portfolio  =( Weights of Stock 1 * Return of Stock 1) + ( Weights of Stock 2 *…

Q: A risk-free asset by definition has a beta of zero. OA. True B. False

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Q: Another name for the expected value of an investment would be: a. The mean value b. The risk-free…

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Q: Mathematically, what does the beta value represents the _____________ of the market line

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Q: beta value on risk-return ratio

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Q: Explain the difference between a linear risk and a nonlinear risk.

A: Linear risk is an enterprise's risk, based on the traditional economic system of "take-up-dispose."…

Q: If I have that the standard estimator of the volatility parameter is 0.2491, how can I estimate the…

A: The geometric Brownian motion (BM), in stock prices is given by the relationship: S(t) =…

Q: O The market rate of return. O Zero rate of return. A negative rate of return. O The risk-free rate.

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Q: 3. The beta for the risk-free investment is closest to: A) 1. B) 0. C) Unable to answer this…

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Q: if asset A has lower volatility than asset B, then it contributes less to the overall volatility…

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Q: Market potential is an example of an economic risk measure. O True O False

A: Market potential refers to the expected total sales or revenue from a market, whereas an economic…

Q: Unsystematic risk: is compensated for by the risk premium. is measured by standard deviation. is…

A: Unsystematic risk is the risk that the company faces on its own. It is different from systematic…

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Q: The expectations gap is

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