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An analyst gathers the following data about the returns for two stocks.
Stock A, Stock B:
E(R): 0.04, 0.09
σ^2: 0.0025, 0.0064
Cov(A,B) = 0.001
The correlation between the returns of Stock A and Stock B is closest to:
An analyst gathers the following data about the returns for two stocks. Stock A, Stock B: E(R): 0.04, 0.09 σ^2: 0.0025, 0.0064 Cov(A,B) = 0.001 The correlation between the returns of Stock A and Stock B is closest to:
- 0.25. (correct)
- 0.50.
- 0.63.
Over long periods of time, compared to fixed income securities, equities have tended to exhibit:
Over long periods of time, compared to fixed income securities, equities have tended to exhibit:
- higher average annual returns and lower standard deviation of returns.
- higher average annual returns and higher standard deviation of returns. (correct)
- lower average annual returns and higher standard deviation of returns.
Historically, which of the following asset classes has exhibited the smallest standard deviation of monthly returns?
Historically, which of the following asset classes has exhibited the smallest standard deviation of monthly returns?
- Large-capitalization stocks.
- Long-term corporate bonds.
- Treasury bills. (correct)
Over the long term, the annual returns and standard deviations of returns for major asset classes have shown:
Over the long term, the annual returns and standard deviations of returns for major asset classes have shown:
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