
Principles of Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 9, Problem 3SQ
(SLOPE) Download the Standard & Poor’s index for the same period (its symbol is ^GSPC). Find the beta of each stock and of the portfolio. (Note: You need to enter the stock returns as the Y-values and market returns as the X-values.) Is the beta of the portfolio more or less than the average of the betas of the two stocks?
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