INVESTMENTS(LL)W/CONNECT
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Author: Bodie
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
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Chapter 7, Problem 6CP
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To select: The measure of risk for a security held in a diversified portfolio.
Introduction: The prospects of loss in particular security due to normal or abnormal fluctuations in the price is known as risk. Standard deviation is the measure of risk.
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The measure of risk for a security held in a diversified portfolio is:
Specific risk.
Standard deviation of returns.
Reinvestment risk.
Covariance.
The measure of risk for a security held in a diversified portfolio is:a. Specific risk.b. Standard deviation of returns.c. Reinvestment risk.d. Covariance.
Market risk is referred to as:
systematic risk.
total risk.
diversifiable risk.
asset specific risk.
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