Assume That Stock Market Returns Do Not Resemble a Single-Index

question 53

Multiple Choice

Assume that stock market returns do not resemble a single-index structure. An investment fund analyzes 100 stocks in order to construct a mean-variance efficient portfolio constrained by 100 investments. They will need to calculate ____________ covariances.

• A) 45
• B) 100
• C) 4,950
• D) 10,000

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Definitions:

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases when income increases, and falls when income decreases, but price remains constant.

Inferior Goods

Products whose demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, reflecting a preference shift to higher-quality substitutes when affordability allows.

Price Elasticity

An assessment of the responsiveness of the demand for a product to variations in its price.

Supply

The total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers at a given price level and time.