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Commerce · Q138

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 138

Q138

Markowitz's main contribution to portfolio theory is___________.

A.
that risk is the same for each type of financial asset
B.
that risk is a function of credit, liquidity and market factors
C.
risk is not quantifiable
D.
insight about the relative importance of variances and co variances in determining portfolio risk
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Markowitz's main contribution to portfolio theory is insight about the relative importance of variances and co variances in determining portfolio risk.