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Commerce · Q825

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 825

Q825

Stock with large amount of contribution of risk in a diversified portfolio is represented by

A.
high beta and standard deviation
Answer
B.
high beta, low standard deviation
C.
low beta, low standard deviation
D.
low beta, low variance

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Stock with large amount of contribution of risk in a diversified portfolio is represented by high beta and standard deviation. Beta and standard deviation are measures by which a portfolio or fund's level of risk is calculated. Beta compares the volatility of an investment to a relevant benchmark while standard deviation compares an investment's volatility to the average return over a period of time.